Regency Centers (REG) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LAMR or REG?

Lamar Advertising received 351 more outperform votes than Regency Centers when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.08% of users gave Lamar Advertising an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave Regency Centers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lamar Advertising	Outperform Votes 387 59.08%	Underperform Votes 268 40.92%
Regency Centers	Outperform Votes 36 42.86%	Underperform Votes 48 57.14%

Does the media prefer LAMR or REG?

In the previous week, Lamar Advertising had 20 more articles in the media than Regency Centers. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Lamar Advertising and 4 mentions for Regency Centers. Regency Centers' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Lamar Advertising's score of 0.20 indicating that Regency Centers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lamar Advertising	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Regency Centers	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, LAMR or REG?

Lamar Advertising has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

93.8% of Lamar Advertising shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Lamar Advertising shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, LAMR or REG?

Lamar Advertising has higher revenue and earnings than Regency Centers. Lamar Advertising 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
Lamar Advertising	$2.16B	5.80	$495.76M	$4.87	25.18
Regency Centers	$1.41B	9.51	$364.56M	$2.05	35.42

Do analysts rate LAMR or REG?

Lamar Advertising presently has a consensus target price of $123.25, indicating a potential upside of 0.51%. Regency Centers has a consensus target price of $74.55, indicating a potential upside of 2.65%. Given Regency Centers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Regency Centers is more favorable than Lamar Advertising.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lamar Advertising	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Is LAMR or REG more profitable?

Regency Centers has a net margin of 27.60% compared to Lamar Advertising's net margin of 23.34%. Lamar Advertising's return on equity of 42.18% beat Regency Centers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lamar Advertising	23.34%	42.18%	7.69%
Regency Centers	27.60%	5.63%	3.13%

Is LAMR or REG a better dividend stock?

Lamar Advertising pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Lamar Advertising pays out 115.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Regency Centers pays out 130.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lamar Advertising is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Lamar Advertising beats Regency Centers on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.