Armada Hoffler Properties (AHH) Competitors

Armada Hoffler Properties (NYSE:AHH) and Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, AHH or REG?

Armada Hoffler Properties has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is AHH or REG more profitable?

Regency Centers has a net margin of 27.21% compared to Armada Hoffler Properties' net margin of 3.24%. Regency Centers' return on equity of 5.98% beat Armada Hoffler Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Armada Hoffler Properties	3.24%	2.98%	0.81%
Regency Centers	27.21%	5.98%	3.22%

Do analysts rate AHH or REG?

Armada Hoffler Properties currently has a consensus price target of $8.83, suggesting a potential upside of 25.38%. Regency Centers has a consensus price target of $78.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.49%. Given Armada Hoffler Properties' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Armada Hoffler Properties is more favorable than Regency Centers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Armada Hoffler Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AHH or REG?

Regency Centers has higher revenue and earnings than Armada Hoffler Properties. Regency Centers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Armada Hoffler Properties, 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
Armada Hoffler Properties	$708.47M	1.01	$35.65M	$0.08	88.06
Regency Centers	$1.47B	8.56	$400.39M	$2.12	32.71

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AHH or REG?

66.4% of Armada Hoffler Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of Armada Hoffler Properties 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor AHH or REG?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 3 more articles in the media than Armada Hoffler Properties. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Regency Centers and 4 mentions for Armada Hoffler Properties. Regency Centers' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Armada Hoffler Properties' score of 0.99 indicating that Regency Centers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Armada Hoffler Properties	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regency Centers	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AHH or REG a better dividend stock?

Armada Hoffler Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Armada Hoffler Properties pays out 700.0% 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 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. Regency Centers has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Summary

Regency Centers beats Armada Hoffler Properties on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.