Analyzing Sabra Health Care REIT (NASDAQ:SBRA) and Sino Land (OTCMKTS:SNLAY)

Sabra Health Care REIT (NASDAQ:SBRA) and Sino Land (OTCMKTS:SNLAY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Sabra Health Care REIT has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sino Land has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Sabra Health Care REIT and Sino Land, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sabra Health Care REIT	0	1	7	0	2.88
Sino Land	0	0	0	0	N/A

Sabra Health Care REIT currently has a consensus price target of $18.38, indicating a potential downside of 1.26%. Given Sabra Health Care REIT’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sabra Health Care REIT is more favorable than Sino Land.

Dividends

Sabra Health Care REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Sino Land pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Sabra Health Care REIT pays out 571.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.4% of Sabra Health Care REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Sabra Health Care REIT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sabra Health Care REIT and Sino Land”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sabra Health Care REIT	$647.51 million	6.73	$13.76 million	$0.21	88.57
Sino Land	$1.12 billion	8.57	$562.96 million	N/A	N/A

Sino Land has higher revenue and earnings than Sabra Health Care REIT.

Profitability

This table compares Sabra Health Care REIT and Sino Land’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sabra Health Care REIT	7.83%	1.87%	0.97%
Sino Land	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Sabra Health Care REIT beats Sino Land on 9 of the 13 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 Sino Land

Sino Land Company Limited, an investment holding company, invests in, develops, manages, and trades in properties. It operates through six segments: Property Sales, Property Rental, Property Management and Other Services, Hotel Operations, Investments in Securities, and Financing. The company's property portfolio includes shopping malls, offices, industrial buildings, residentials and car parks. In addition, it provides cleaning, building construction and management, financing, administration, security, mortgage loan financing, secretarial, management, project management, securities investment, consultancy, and deposit placing services, as well as operates hotels. Further, the company engages in real estate agency and trustee related services. The company operates approximately 19.5 million square feet of attributable floor area in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Sydney. Sino Land Company Limited was incorporated in 1971 and is based in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. The company is a subsidiary of Tsim Sha Tsui Properties Limited.