Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT) Competitors

Sabra Health Care REIT (NASDAQ:SBRA) and Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE:FBRT) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking.

Is SBRA or FBRT more profitable?

Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a net margin of 45.56% compared to Sabra Health Care REIT's net margin of 18.02%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust's return on equity of 8.17% beat Sabra Health Care REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sabra Health Care REIT	18.02%	4.60%	2.37%
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	45.56%	8.17%	1.70%

Is SBRA or FBRT a better dividend stock?

Sabra Health Care REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Sabra Health Care REIT pays out 226.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Franklin BSP Realty Trust pays out 171.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Franklin BSP Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SBRA or FBRT?

99.4% of Sabra Health Care REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Sabra Health Care REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, SBRA or FBRT?

Sabra Health Care REIT has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SBRA or FBRT?

Franklin BSP Realty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sabra Health Care REIT. Franklin BSP Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sabra Health Care REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sabra Health Care REIT	$703.23M	5.38	$13.76M	$0.53	29.98
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	$210.45M	5.09	$95.88M	$0.83	15.77

Do analysts prefer SBRA or FBRT?

Sabra Health Care REIT presently has a consensus price target of $18.86, suggesting a potential upside of 18.67%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $15.63, suggesting a potential upside of 19.41%. Given Franklin BSP Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Franklin BSP Realty Trust is more favorable than Sabra Health Care REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sabra Health Care REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SBRA or FBRT?

Sabra Health Care REIT received 489 more outperform votes than Franklin BSP Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 94.44% of users gave Franklin BSP Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 59.95% of users gave Sabra Health Care REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sabra Health Care REIT	Outperform Votes 506 59.95%	Underperform Votes 338 40.05%
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 17 94.44%	Underperform Votes 1 5.56%

Does the media favor SBRA or FBRT?

In the previous week, Sabra Health Care REIT had 10 more articles in the media than Franklin BSP Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Sabra Health Care REIT and 4 mentions for Franklin BSP Realty Trust. Franklin BSP Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Sabra Health Care REIT's score of 1.16 indicating that Franklin BSP Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sabra Health Care REIT	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Franklin BSP Realty Trust beats Sabra Health Care REIT on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.