Primary Health Properties (OTCMKTS:PHPRF) versus Sabra Health Care REIT (NASDAQ:SBRA) Head to Head Review

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current 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 price target of $15.54, suggesting a potential upside of 13.11%. Given Sabra Health Care REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Sabra Health Care REIT is more favorable than Primary Health Properties.

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’ gross 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	4.91	$13.76 million	$0.05	274.80
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.

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.