JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) Competitors

CareTrust REIT (NASDAQ:CTRE) and JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE:JBGS) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CTRE or JBGS?

CareTrust REIT received 141 more outperform votes than JBG SMITH Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.66% of users gave CareTrust REIT an outperform vote while only 61.37% of users gave JBG SMITH Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CareTrust REIT	Outperform Votes 419 64.66%	Underperform Votes 229 35.34%
JBG SMITH Properties	Outperform Votes 278 61.37%	Underperform Votes 175 38.63%

Which has more risk & volatility, CTRE or JBGS?

CareTrust REIT has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JBG SMITH Properties has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CTRE or JBGS more profitable?

CareTrust REIT has a net margin of 36.88% compared to JBG SMITH Properties' net margin of -20.60%. CareTrust REIT's return on equity of 5.32% beat JBG SMITH Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CareTrust REIT	36.88%	5.32%	3.95%
JBG SMITH Properties	-20.60%	-5.56%	-2.17%

Is CTRE or JBGS a better dividend stock?

CareTrust REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. JBG SMITH Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. CareTrust REIT pays out 161.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JBG SMITH Properties pays out -53.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JBG SMITH Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better valuation and earnings, CTRE or JBGS?

CareTrust REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JBG SMITH Properties. JBG SMITH Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CareTrust 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
CareTrust REIT	$217.77M	21.20	$53.74M	$0.72	37.40
JBG SMITH Properties	$564.11M	2.27	-$79.98M	-$1.30	-11.68

Do analysts prefer CTRE or JBGS?

CareTrust REIT currently has a consensus target price of $30.67, suggesting a potential upside of 13.89%. JBG SMITH Properties has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.38%. Given CareTrust REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe CareTrust REIT is more favorable than JBG SMITH Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CareTrust REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
JBG SMITH Properties	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CTRE or JBGS?

87.8% of CareTrust REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of CareTrust REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CTRE or JBGS?

In the previous week, CareTrust REIT had 2 more articles in the media than JBG SMITH Properties. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for CareTrust REIT and 3 mentions for JBG SMITH Properties. CareTrust REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat JBG SMITH Properties' score of 0.38 indicating that CareTrust REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CareTrust REIT	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
JBG SMITH Properties	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

CareTrust REIT beats JBG SMITH Properties on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.