CareTrust REIT Inc (NYSE: CTRE) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.52 compared to its previous closing price of 30.49. However, the company has seen a fall of -1.62% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-10-04 that CTRE acquires four skilled nursing facilities in Mid-Atlantic to grow its healthcare portfolio.
Is It Worth Investing in CareTrust REIT Inc (NYSE: CTRE) Right Now?
CareTrust REIT Inc (NYSE: CTRE) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.76x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CTRE is 1.12. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for CTRE is 153.44M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.05% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CTRE on October 09, 2024 was 1.51M shares.
CTRE’s Market Performance
The stock of CareTrust REIT Inc (CTRE) has seen a -1.62% decrease in the past week, with a 1.37% rise in the past month, and a 16.97% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.49%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.49% for CTRE. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.25% for CTRE’s stock, with a simple moving average of 19.69% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CTRE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CTRE stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for CTRE by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for CTRE in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $34 based on the research report published on October 01, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Wedbush, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CTRE reach a price target of $26. The rating they have provided for CTRE stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on May 29th, 2024.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Hold” to CTRE, setting the target price at $23 in the report published on January 30th of the current year.
CTRE Trading at 3.19% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CTRE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.74% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.49%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.49%, as shares surge +0.60% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +12.71% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CTRE fell by -1.62%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +33.91% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $30.71. In addition, CareTrust REIT Inc saw 35.52% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CTRE starting from Wagner William M, who sale 35,000 shares at the price of $29.80 back on Sep 04 ’24. After this action, Wagner William M now owns 257,439 shares of CareTrust REIT Inc, valued at $1,043,000 using the latest closing price.
Wagner William M, the Officer of CareTrust REIT Inc, proposed sale 35,000 shares at $29.84 during a trade that took place back on Sep 04 ’24, which means that Wagner William M is holding shares at $1,044,400 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CTRE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.77 for the present operating margin
- 0.84 for the gross margin
The net margin for CareTrust REIT Inc stands at 0.31. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 5.37, with 3.34 for asset returns.
Based on CareTrust REIT Inc (CTRE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.26 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.28. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.35. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.91.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 186.37 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.83. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 20.51. The receivables turnover for the company is 215.92for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.09.
Conclusion
In conclusion, CareTrust REIT Inc (CTRE) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
