MPW vs. SBRA, EPR, NHI, PEB, DRH, CXW, RLJ, LTC, SVC, and HR
Should you be buying Medical Properties Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Medical Properties Trust include Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA), EPR Properties (EPR), National Health Investors (NHI), Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), CoreCivic (CXW), RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ), LTC Properties (LTC), Service Properties Trust (SVC), and Healthcare Realty Trust (HR). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry.
Sabra Health Care REIT (NASDAQ:SBRA) and Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk.
Sabra Health Care REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Medical Properties Trust. Medical Properties 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.
In the previous week, Medical Properties Trust had 12 more articles in the media than Sabra Health Care REIT. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Medical Properties Trust and 10 mentions for Sabra Health Care REIT. Medical Properties Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Sabra Health Care REIT's score of 1.12 indicating that Sabra Health Care REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Sabra Health Care REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Medical Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Sabra Health Care REIT pays out 600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Medical Properties Trust pays out -27.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sabra Health Care REIT has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Medical Properties Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Sabra Health Care REIT has a net margin of 7.58% compared to Sabra Health Care REIT's net margin of -2.40%. Medical Properties Trust's return on equity of 1.74% beat Sabra Health Care REIT's return on equity.
Sabra Health Care REIT presently has a consensus price target of $15.71, suggesting a potential upside of 9.62%. Medical Properties Trust has a consensus price target of $5.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.77%. Given Sabra Health Care REIT's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Medical Properties Trust is more favorable than Sabra Health Care REIT.
Sabra Health Care REIT received 87 more outperform votes than Medical Properties Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.95% of users gave Sabra Health Care REIT an outperform vote while only 57.84% of users gave Medical Properties Trust an outperform vote.
99.4% of Sabra Health Care REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of Medical Properties Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Sabra Health Care REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Medical Properties Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Sabra Health Care REIT has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Medical Properties Trust has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Sabra Health Care REIT beats Medical Properties Trust on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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