PECO vs. REG, AKR, BFS, BRX, FRT, IVT, KIM, KRG, SPG, and UE
Should you be buying Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. include Regency Centers (REG), Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), Saul Centers (BFS), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), InvenTrust Properties (IVT), Kimco Realty (KIM), Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG), Simon Property Group (SPG), and Urban Edge Properties (UE). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. vs. Its 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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This page (NASDAQ:PECO) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff