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SBRASabra Health Care REIT, Inc.Sell6.1·$18.49+4.64%
SBRA · Why this verdict

Why Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score6.1/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroRISK_OFF

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

5.8/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
P/S6.4
EV/EBITDA2.5
p ocf7.7
Analyst target6.0
  • P/OCF: 12.7x (FFO proxy — REITs gated off P/E)

Quality

7.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE1.9
ROA2.1
Gross margin8.7
Op margin10.0
Net margin9.6
Current ratio8.9
FCF quality9.2
Moat6.4
Piotroski F8.9
  • Strong margins: 19%
  • Excellent cash conversion: 127% FCF/NI
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9

Growth

6.8/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth7.9
EPS growth5.6
  • Strong growth: 22% YoY

Momentum

4.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI3.0
MACD0.0
OBV1.0
MA position2.2
Volume10.0
vol acceleration8.2
  • Capitulation risk (RSI 27, below 200MA)
  • Volume distribution (falling OBV)
  • Below 200-MA but MA still rising (+2.3%/30d) — pullback in uptrend, not confirmed weakness
  • Volume surge (2.1x avg) on up move

Sentiment

6.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment5.6
Analyst rating7.2
Price target8.0
  • Analyst upside: 23%

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.1
  • Insider selling (low materiality) — $302,488 (0.006% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

6.1/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank5.6
quality rank6.2
growth rank7.7

Technical

7.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger8.8
support resistance7.5
52w position7.3

Risk (lower is worse)

3.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest1.4
days to cover0.0
volatility5.4
put call0.0
implied vol0.0
beta9.2
debt equity5.2
  • High short interest: 17%
  • Elevated put/call: 2.80
  • High IV: 86%
  • Concentration risks: 1 HIGH (10-K Item 1A — sized via position_sizing, validated via buy_confidence)

Catalyst

6.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history10.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg7.4
dividend safety3.5
news activity8.0
  • Yield trap warning: high yield but unsafe

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_SELL
Passed (6)
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_BOOST:ANALYST:0.80
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:57d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (2)
  • MOMENTUM:4.1<4.5
  • ASYMMETRY:1.3<1.5@spot
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
1.29
Upside
+7.3%
Downside
5.7%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupOVERSOLD_BOUNCE Oversold RSI 27, near Bollinger lower, volume surge

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityAGGRESSIVE MCap $4.7B<$5B

Investment implication

The F-path SELL output reflects an overall score of 5.1 below the 5.6 soft trigger — multiple weakening dimensions accumulated rather than a single hard-floor breach. The strongest dimension ( Technical at 7.9) was not enough to lift the adjusted overall above the threshold. Co-occurring failed gates ( MOMENTUM:4.1<4.5, ASYMMETRY:1.3<1.5@spot) reinforce the read. Current asymmetry R:R is 1.29 — supplementary context, not the trigger for this path.

The strongest dimensions are Technical at 7.9, Quality at 7.3, and Sentiment at 6.9; the weakest are Risk (lower is worse) at 3.0, Momentum at 4.1, and Insider at 5.0. The V9 engine flagged 2 failed gates, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 1.29 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

Engine reasoning is mechanically derived from pipeline gate outputs. See decision view.

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