Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) Competitors $19.07 -0.61 (-3.08%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.05 -0.02 (-0.10%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AKR vs. FRT, ADC, NNN, KRG, MAC, SKT, ROIC, GTY, ALX, and BFSShould you be buying Acadia Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acadia Realty Trust include Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Agree Realty (ADC), NNN REIT (NNN), Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG), Macerich (MAC), Tanger (SKT), Retail Opportunity Investments (ROIC), Getty Realty (GTY), Alexander's (ALX), and Saul Centers (BFS). These companies are all part of the "retail reits" industry. Acadia Realty Trust vs. Federal Realty Investment Trust Agree Realty NNN REIT Kite Realty Group Trust Macerich Tanger Retail Opportunity Investments Getty Realty Alexander's Saul Centers Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) and Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership. Is AKR or FRT a better dividend stock? Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Federal Realty Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Acadia Realty Trust pays out 500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Federal Realty Investment Trust pays out 126.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Acadia Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Federal Realty Investment Trust has increased its dividend for 58 consecutive years. Federal Realty Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AKR or FRT? Federal Realty Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Acadia Realty Trust. Federal Realty Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadia Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcadia Realty Trust$372.73M6.70$21.65M$0.16119.16Federal Realty Investment Trust$1.22B6.60$295.21M$3.4926.90 Is AKR or FRT more profitable? Federal Realty Investment Trust has a net margin of 24.38% compared to Acadia Realty Trust's net margin of 5.74%. Federal Realty Investment Trust's return on equity of 9.89% beat Acadia Realty Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Acadia Realty Trust5.74% 0.88% 0.48% Federal Realty Investment Trust 24.38%9.89%3.48% Do insiders and institutionals believe in AKR or FRT? 97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Federal Realty Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Federal Realty Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend AKR or FRT? Acadia Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $22.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.89%. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a consensus target price of $116.18, suggesting a potential upside of 23.75%. Given Federal Realty Investment Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Federal Realty Investment Trust is more favorable than Acadia Realty Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Acadia Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Federal Realty Investment Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AKR or FRT? Federal Realty Investment Trust received 222 more outperform votes than Acadia Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.19% of users gave Federal Realty Investment Trust an outperform vote while only 52.05% of users gave Acadia Realty Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAcadia Realty TrustOutperform Votes29252.05% Underperform Votes26947.95% Federal Realty Investment TrustOutperform Votes51460.19% Underperform Votes34039.81% Does the media favor AKR or FRT? In the previous week, Federal Realty Investment Trust had 15 more articles in the media than Acadia Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Federal Realty Investment Trust and 5 mentions for Acadia Realty Trust. Acadia Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Federal Realty Investment Trust's score of 1.40 indicating that Acadia Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Acadia Realty Trust 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Federal Realty Investment Trust 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, AKR or FRT? Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Federal Realty Investment Trust has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFederal Realty Investment Trust beats Acadia Realty Trust on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Acadia Realty Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AKR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AKR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAcadia Realty TrustReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.50B$6.87B$11.51B$19.39BDividend Yield3.98%6.75%5.46%3.84%P/E Ratio105.9260.4222.5234.27Price / Sales6.708.3427.3334.85Price / Cash16.9617.3217.6217.51Price / Book0.911.652.794.69Net Income$21.65M$177.71M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.00%-1.18%0.30%-1.33%1 Month Performance-2.23%3.64%8.67%9.79%1 Year Performance12.94%0.43%537.82%3.27% Acadia Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AKRAcadia Realty Trust4.0289 of 5 stars$19.07-3.1%$22.67+18.9%+16.0%$2.50B$372.73M105.92120News CoveragePositive NewsFRTFederal Realty Investment Trust4.6653 of 5 stars$98.26+5.1%$116.00+18.1%-4.5%$8.43B$1.22B28.65320News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastADCAgree Realty3.7314 of 5 stars$73.48-2.3%$81.04+10.3%+25.4%$8.08B$636.80M41.2880Positive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeNNNNNN REIT3.854 of 5 stars$41.51-0.4%$44.54+7.3%-0.7%$7.80B$884.71M19.3180News CoverageAnalyst ForecastKRGKite Realty Group Trust4.1569 of 5 stars$23.30+3.9%$27.88+19.6%+6.7%$5.12B$856.17M1,165.20240Positive NewsMACMacerich3.473 of 5 stars$16.51+10.2%$18.95+14.8%+3.3%$4.17B$918.20M42.32650Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSKTTanger3.4258 of 5 stars$31.71+5.0%$37.00+16.7%+10.1%$3.59B$538.06M36.44600Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeROICRetail Opportunity Investments0.4908 of 5 stars$17.51+0.1%$16.20-7.5%+40.5%$2.26B$327.73M38.0770Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeGTYGetty Realty1.8636 of 5 stars$28.49-0.4%$33.00+15.8%+1.8%$1.58B$206.75M22.6130News CoveragePositive NewsALXAlexander's0.9873 of 5 stars$217.24+1.7%$125.00-42.5%+1.7%$1.11B$219.89M25.6870Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBFSSaul Centers4.2144 of 5 stars$33.52+1.5%$45.50+35.8%-9.9%$811.12M$268.85M18.22110Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Federal Realty Investment Trust Alternatives Agree Realty Alternatives NNN REIT Alternatives Kite Realty Group Trust Alternatives Macerich Alternatives Tanger Alternatives Retail Opportunity Investments Alternatives Getty Realty Alternatives Alexander's Alternatives Saul Centers Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AKR) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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