Regency Centers (REG) Competitors

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) and Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media refer more to CPT or REG?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 17 more articles in the media than Camden Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Regency Centers and 3 mentions for Camden Property Trust. Regency Centers' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Camden Property Trust's score of 0.49 indicating that Camden Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Camden Property Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Regency Centers	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CPT or REG more profitable?

Regency Centers has a net margin of 27.31% compared to Regency Centers' net margin of 26.15%. Regency Centers' return on equity of 8.07% beat Camden Property Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Camden Property Trust	26.15%	8.07%	4.34%
Regency Centers	27.31%	5.50%	3.11%

Do analysts recommend CPT or REG?

Camden Property Trust currently has a consensus price target of $104.29, suggesting a potential upside of 4.13%. Regency Centers has a consensus price target of $70.73, suggesting a potential upside of 20.96%. Given Camden Property Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Regency Centers is more favorable than Camden Property Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Camden Property Trust	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Which has better valuation and earnings, CPT or REG?

Camden Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Regency Centers. Camden Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Regency Centers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Camden Property Trust	$1.54B	7.05	$403.31M	$3.70	27.01
Regency Centers	$1.32B	8.23	$364.56M	$2.04	28.89

Is CPT or REG a better dividend stock?

Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Camden Property Trust pays out 111.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Regency Centers pays out 131.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Camden Property Trust has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Regency Centers has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Regency Centers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CPT or REG?

Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CPT or REG?

Camden Property Trust received 554 more outperform votes than Regency Centers when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.63% of users gave Camden Property Trust an outperform vote while only 38.36% of users gave Regency Centers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Camden Property Trust	Outperform Votes 582 59.63%	Underperform Votes 394 40.37%
Regency Centers	Outperform Votes 28 38.36%	Underperform Votes 45 61.64%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CPT or REG?

97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Camden Property Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Camden Property Trust beats Regency Centers on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.