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    Does Sabra’s CIO Transition to Insider Darrin Smith Reshape the Bull Case for Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA)?

    Simply Wall St·01/08/2026 07:23:44
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    • Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. recently completed a leadership transition, appointing longtime insider Darrin Smith as Chief Investment Officer, Secretary and Executive Vice President on January 1, 2026, following the retirement of founding CIO Talya Nevo-Hacohen at year-end 2025.
    • The move elevates an experienced internal executive with deep healthcare and senior housing investment experience, aiming to preserve continuity in Sabra’s capital allocation and portfolio management approach while its former CIO remains involved as a consultant.
    • With Darrin Smith now overseeing investments and governance functions, we’ll examine how this leadership change may influence Sabra’s existing investment narrative.

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    Sabra Health Care REIT Investment Narrative Recap

    To own Sabra Health Care REIT, you need to be comfortable with a healthcare-focused landlord that leans on senior housing and skilled nursing demand, while managing operator quality, reimbursement exposure and a relatively high payout ratio. The CIO transition to insider Darrin Smith appears designed to keep Sabra’s investment playbook intact, so it does not materially change the near term focus on Holiday asset transitions and capital recycling, nor the key risks around operator performance and government funding.

    The most relevant recent development alongside the CIO change is Sabra’s ongoing affirmation of its US$0.30 quarterly dividend through 2025, despite a payout ratio that leaves limited room for error. With investment oversight now in Smith’s hands, investors may watch how capital allocation, acquisitions in senior housing and balance sheet discipline line up with that dividend commitment and the existing acquisition pipeline.

    Yet behind the stable handover and maintained dividend, investors should be aware that...

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    Sabra Health Care REIT's narrative projects $952.0 million revenue and $224.6 million earnings by 2028.

    Uncover how Sabra Health Care REIT's forecasts yield a $20.82 fair value, a 6% upside to its current price.

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    Three members of the Simply Wall St Community currently place Sabra’s fair value between US$11.59 and about US$47.41, highlighting very different expectations. When you set those views against the reliance on senior housing acquisitions and tight supply assumptions, it becomes even more important to compare several risk and reward scenarios before forming your own view.

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