Reviewing Primary Health Properties (OTCMKTS:PHPRF) and Sabra Health Care REIT (NASDAQ:SBRA)

Sabra Health Care REIT (NASDAQ:SBRA) and Primary Health Properties (OTCMKTS:PHPRF) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Sabra Health Care REIT and Primary Health Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sabra Health Care REIT	2.12%	0.47%	0.25%
Primary Health Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sabra Health Care REIT and Primary Health Properties’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sabra Health Care REIT	$647.51 million	5.07	$13.76 million	$0.05	283.40
Primary Health Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Sabra Health Care REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Primary Health Properties.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

99.4% of Sabra Health Care REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Sabra Health Care REIT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Sabra Health Care REIT and Primary Health Properties, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sabra Health Care REIT	0	4	6	0	2.60
Primary Health Properties	0	1	0	0	2.00

Sabra Health Care REIT presently has a consensus target price of $15.77, suggesting a potential upside of 11.31%. Given Sabra Health Care REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Sabra Health Care REIT is more favorable than Primary Health Properties.

Summary

Sabra Health Care REIT beats Primary Health Properties on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sabra Health Care REIT

As of September 30, 2023, Sabra's investment portfolio included 377 real estate properties held for investment (consisting of (i) 240 Skilled Nursing/Transitional Care facilities, (ii) 43 senior housing communities (Senior Housing – Leased), (iii) 61 senior housing communities operated by third-party property managers pursuant to property management agreements (Senior Housing – Managed), (iv) 18 Behavioral Health facilities and (v) 15 Specialty Hospitals and Other facilities), 12 investments in loans receivable (consisting of two mortgage loans and 10 other loans), five preferred equity investments and two investments in unconsolidated joint ventures. As of September 30, 2023, Sabra's real estate properties held for investment included 37,606 beds/units, spread across the United States and Canada.

About Primary Health Properties

Primary Health Properties (PHP) is the leading investor in modern healthcare properties in the UK & Ireland. PHP is a UK based Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) with a clear objective to create progressive returns to shareholders through a combination of earnings growth and capital appreciation. PHP achieve this by investing in healthcare real estate let on long-term leases, backed by a secure underlying covenant funded mostly by government bodies. The Group's portfolio comprises over 480 primary healthcare facilities, both completed and committed, the majority of which are GP surgeries, with other properties let to NHS organisations, pharmacies and dentists.