Yahoo Finance Those Who Purchased Sabra Health Care REIT (NASDAQ:SBRA) Shares Five Years Ago Have A 34% Loss To Show For It
In order to justify the effort of selecting individual stocks, it's worth striving to beat the returns from a market index fund. But even the best stock picker will only win with some selections. At this point some shareholders may be questioning their investment in Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBRA), since the last five years saw the share price fall 34%. In contrast, the stock price has popped 8.2% in the last thirty days. However, this may be a matter of broader market optimism, since stocks are up 4.1% in the same time.
Check out our latest analysis for Sabra Health Care REIT
While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just underlying business performance. By comparing earnings per share (EPS) and share price changes over time, we can get a feel for how investor attitudes to a company have morphed over time.
While the share price declined over five years, Sabra Health Care REIT actually managed to increase EPS by an average of 17% per year. Given the share price reaction, one might suspect that EPS is not a good guide to the business performance during the period (perhaps due to a one-off loss or gain). Or possibly, the market was previously very optimistic, so the stock has disappointed, despite improving EPS. Due to the lack of correlation between the EPS growth and the falling share price, it's worth taking a look at other metrics to try to understand the share price movement.
We note that the dividend has remained healthy, so that wouldn't really explain the share price drop. It's not immediately clear to us why the stock price is down but further research might provide some answers.
The chart below shows how revenue and earnings have changed with time, (if you click on the chart you can see the actual values).
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What About Dividends?
As well as measuring the share price return, investors should also consider the total shareholder return (TSR). The TSR incorporates the value of any spin-offs or discounted capital raisings, along with any dividends, based on the assumption that the dividends are reinvested. Arguably, the TSR gives a more comprehensive picture of the return generated by a stock. In the case of Sabra Health Care REIT, it has a TSR of -3.7% for the last 5 years. That exceeds its share price return that we previously mentioned. And there's no prize for guessing that the dividend payments largely explain the divergence!
A Different Perspective
We're pleased to report that Sabra Health Care REIT shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 20% over one year. Of course, that includes the dividend. That certainly beats the loss of about 0.8% per year over the last half decade. The long term loss makes us cautious, but the short term TSR gain certainly hints at a brighter future. Keeping this in mind, a solid next step might be to take a look at Sabra Health Care REIT's dividend track record. This free interactive graph is a great place to start.
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Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on US exchanges.
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