Safehold (SAFE) Competitors

CareTrust REIT (NASDAQ:CTRE) and Safehold (NYSE:SAFE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CTRE or SAFE?

87.8% of CareTrust REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Safehold shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of CareTrust REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Safehold shares are owned by company 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.

Does the media prefer CTRE or SAFE?

In the previous week, Safehold had 7 more articles in the media than CareTrust REIT. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Safehold and 2 mentions for CareTrust REIT. CareTrust REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Safehold's score of 0.28 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Safehold	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CTRE or SAFE?

CareTrust REIT received 197 more outperform votes than Safehold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.66% of users gave CareTrust REIT an outperform vote while only 55.36% of users gave Safehold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CareTrust REIT	Outperform Votes 419 64.66%	Underperform Votes 229 35.34%
Safehold	Outperform Votes 222 55.36%	Underperform Votes 179 44.64%

Is CTRE or SAFE more profitable?

CareTrust REIT has a net margin of 36.88% compared to Safehold's net margin of 32.08%. CareTrust REIT's return on equity of 5.32% beat Safehold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CareTrust REIT	36.88%	5.32%	3.95%
Safehold	32.08%	4.79%	1.66%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CTRE or SAFE?

CareTrust REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Safehold. Safehold 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	$219.54M	20.93	$53.74M	$0.72	37.22
Safehold	$352.58M	3.45	-$54.97M	$1.70	10.01

Which has more risk & volatility, CTRE or SAFE?

CareTrust REIT has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safehold has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CTRE or SAFE a better dividend stock?

CareTrust REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Safehold pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 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. Safehold pays out 41.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts recommend CTRE or SAFE?

CareTrust REIT currently has a consensus price target of $30.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.44%. Safehold has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 52.84%. Given Safehold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Safehold is more favorable than CareTrust REIT.

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
Safehold	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Summary

CareTrust REIT beats Safehold on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.