HR vs LTC vs SBRA Stock Comparison

Healthcare Realty Trust, Ltc Properties and Sabra Health Care REIT Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LTC Ltc Properties Inc
$42.91 -0.1% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.19B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$347.85M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ltc Properties leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ltc Properties 6, Sabra Health Care REIT 3, Healthcare Realty Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHRLTCSBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.96B $2.19B $4.79B HR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -68.6x 16.3x 73.2x LTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.2x 47.4x LTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.3% +59.8% +17.3% LTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.6% 38.7% 7.6% LTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.4% 4.2% LTC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.3x 2.5x SBRA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.2% +20.5% +6.1% LTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.9%/yr +4.8%/yr +5.5%/yr SBRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.9% 20.9% 24.7% HR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 46/100 47/100 SBRA

Percentile Scorecard

HRLTCSBRA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHRLTCSBRA
Valuation 39 #89 of 145 16 #122 of 145 35 #94 of 145
Growth 56 #63 of 141 74 #38 of 141 46 #77 of 141
Profitability 32 #92 of 134 54 #62 of 134 50 #68 of 134
Financial Health 47 #73 of 138 77 #32 of 138 80 #28 of 138
Shareholder Returns 41 #78 of 131 9 #119 of 131 22 #103 of 131
Overall 43 46 47
  • HR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LTC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHRLTCSBRASPY
1 month -1.0%-0.1%-2.0% -0.2%
3 months -18.3%+2.4%-12.6% +3.9%
6 months -3.8%+11.7%-5.2% +8.2%
Year to date +5.5%+24.8%+2.7% +12.9%
1 year -4.2%+20.5%+6.1% +12.3%
3 years +26.5%+40.0%+45.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.2%+11.9%+13.2% +23.3%
5 years -46.9%+26.7%+30.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -11.9%+4.8%+5.5% +10.9%
10 years -43.3%-11.8%-15.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -5.5%-1.2%-1.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHRLTCSBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.9%20.9%24.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%21.7%23.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.10-0.28-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.210.980.25 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.6%-32.9%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.3%-2.4%-13.1% -1.2%
52-week high $21.89$43.97$22.39 $779.14
52-week low $16.34$34.04$17.23 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHRLTCSBRA
P/E now vs peer median -70.4xmedian 26.3x 16.5xmedian 26.3x 75.0xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 4.0x 6.6xmedian 4.0x 5.8xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 21.9xmedian 14.4x 15.1xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.5xmedian 23.3x -5.9xmedian 23.3x -13.6xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -3.82median 1.91 1.10median 1.91 2.11median 1.91

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHRLTCSBRA
Revenue $1.14B $347.85M $859.56M
Net income -$87.96M $140.88M $65.40M
Free cash flow $123.68M -$389.60M -$365.86M
EPS (diluted) $-0.25 $2.58 $0.26
Cash & equivalents $18.99M $40.44M $231.58M
Total debt $4.17B $777.09M $4.94B
Shares (diluted) 342.30M 52.20M 252.27M
Enterprise value $5.85B $2.10B $4.17B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHRLTCSBRA
P/E -70.4x 16.5x 75.0x
P/FCF 49.5x -5.9x -13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.9x 16.3x 13.4x
P/S 5.4x 6.6x 5.8x
P/B 1.4x 1.7x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.7x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA – 21.9x 15.1x
EV/EBIT – 32.7x 33.9x
EV/Revenue 9.0x 8.8x 7.0x
EV/FCF 83.1x -7.8x -16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.3x 21.5x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.82 1.10 2.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRLTCSBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.3% 59.8% 17.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 22.5% 11.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 78.5% 57.9% -64.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 25.2% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 77.9% 44.0% -65.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 15.0% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.8% 11.0% 9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 10.9% 5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.9% -429.9% -372.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 314.6% -113.4% -68.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHRLTCSBRA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 40.0% 46.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 15.4% 7.0%
Net margin -7.6% 38.7% 7.6%
FCF margin 10.8% -112.0% -42.6%
Operating cash flow margin 38.5% 40.7% 43.2%
Return on equity -2.0% 11.2% 2.4%
Return on assets -1.0% 6.6% 1.2%
Return on invested capital – 4.4% 4.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.0x 1.0x 5.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 2.5% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRLTCSBRA
Debt / assets 46.3% 35.7% 22.4%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.3x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 33.7x -2.0x -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 52.6% 38.4% 50.1%
Equity / assets 47.4% 61.6% 49.9%
Interest coverage – 2.3x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRLTCSBRA
Dividend yield 5.4% 5.3% 6.2%
Net buyback yield 3.0% -12.3% -5.1%
Shareholder yield 8.3% -7.0% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) -381.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 271.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -23.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -7.7% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHRLTCSBRA
Forward P/E – 18.2xFY2026 47.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.11FY2026 $2.36FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -6.3%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -25.4% +90.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.17BFY2026 $352.66MFY2026 $876.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.7%FY2026 +84.9%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.9% +5.8% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRLTCSBRA
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 458 289 462
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +11.0% +0.7%
Institutions buying 225 176 228
Institutions selling 145 68 146
Buyers to sellers 1.55 2.59 1.56

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HRLTCSBRA
HR 1.00 0.51 0.54
LTC 0.51 1.00 0.69
SBRA 0.54 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HR, LTC and SBRA?

Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) $5.96B, Ltc Properties (LTC) $2.19B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $4.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, HR, LTC and SBRA?

Ltc Properties (LTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -68.6x, Ltc Properties (LTC) 16.3x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 73.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ltc Properties (LTC) is cheapest (Ltc Properties (LTC) 18.2x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 47.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ltc Properties (LTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -6.3%, Ltc Properties (LTC) +59.8%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ltc Properties (LTC) has the highest net margin (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -7.6%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 38.7%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Ltc Properties (LTC) leads (Ltc Properties (LTC) 4.4%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ltc Properties (LTC) returned the most: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -4.2%, Ltc Properties (LTC) +20.5%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +6.1%. Over five years, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) compounded fastest (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -11.9%/yr, Ltc Properties (LTC) +4.8%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 0.06%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 0.00%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 0.00%. Ltc Properties (LTC) and Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has been the steadiest (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 19.9%, Ltc Properties (LTC) 20.9%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HR, LTC and SBRA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ltc Properties (LTC) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.