Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) Competitors

Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) and Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PECO) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is AKR or PECO a better dividend stock?

Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. 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. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays out 236.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Acadia Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Acadia Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer AKR or PECO?

In the previous week, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. had 8 more articles in the media than Acadia Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. and 1 mentions for Acadia Realty Trust. Acadia Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.93 beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s score of 1.37 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AKR or PECO?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Acadia Realty Trust. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acadia Realty Trust	$359.69M	7.27	$21.65M	$0.16	124.69
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	$661.39M	6.51	$62.69M	$0.55	62.29

Is AKR or PECO more profitable?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a net margin of 9.91% compared to Acadia Realty Trust's net margin of 5.31%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s return on equity of 2.64% beat Acadia Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadia Realty Trust	5.31%	0.79%	0.45%
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	9.91%	2.64%	1.35%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AKR or PECO?

97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, AKR or PECO?

Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AKR or PECO?

Acadia Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.79%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a consensus price target of $38.83, indicating a potential upside of 13.35%. Given Acadia Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Acadia Realty Trust is more favorable than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadia Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Acadia Realty Trust and Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.