Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO) Competitors

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PECO) and Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Do analysts prefer PECO or REG?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. presently has a consensus target price of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.76%. Regency Centers has a consensus target price of $77.54, suggesting a potential upside of 8.40%. Given Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is more favorable than Regency Centers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has more volatility and risk, PECO or REG?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PECO or REG?

Regency Centers has higher revenue and earnings than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. Regency Centers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc., 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
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	$661.39M	6.59	$62.69M	$0.57	60.98
Regency Centers	$1.45B	8.93	$400.39M	$2.12	33.74

Is PECO or REG more profitable?

Regency Centers has a net margin of 27.21% compared to Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s net margin of 10.51%. Regency Centers' return on equity of 5.98% beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	10.51%	2.73%	1.42%
Regency Centers	27.21%	5.98%	3.22%

Does the media favor PECO or REG?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 8 more articles in the media than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Regency Centers and 11 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Regency Centers' score of 0.43 indicating that Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regency Centers	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PECO or REG a better dividend stock?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays out 215.8% 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 133.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Regency Centers has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Regency Centers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PECO or REG?

80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Regency Centers beats Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.