Regency Centers (REG) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, REG or CPT?

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
Regency Centers	$1.32B	8.24	$364.56M	$2.04	28.90
Camden Property Trust	$1.54B	7.06	$403.31M	$3.70	27.02

Is REG or CPT a better dividend stock?

Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 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 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.

Does the media prefer REG or CPT?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 12 more articles in the media than Camden Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Regency Centers and 5 mentions for Camden Property Trust. Camden Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Regency Centers' score of 0.52 indicating that Camden Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regency Centers	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Camden Property Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, REG or CPT?

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

Is REG or CPT more profitable?

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

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of REG or CPT?

96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Camden Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer REG or CPT?

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

Do analysts prefer REG or CPT?

Regency Centers currently has a consensus target price of $70.73, suggesting a potential upside of 19.98%. Camden Property Trust has a consensus target price of $104.29, suggesting a potential upside of 4.17%. Given Regency Centers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Regency Centers is more favorable than Camden Property Trust.

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

Summary

Camden Property Trust beats Regency Centers on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.