Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) Competitors

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

Is PECO or AKR 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
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	9.91%	2.64%	1.35%
Acadia Realty Trust	5.31%	0.79%	0.45%

Is PECO or AKR a better dividend stock?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 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 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. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Acadia Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Acadia Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PECO or AKR?

80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer PECO or AKR?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. presently has a consensus target price of $39.17, indicating a potential upside of 16.08%. Acadia Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $22.33, indicating a potential upside of 15.63%. Given Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is more favorable than Acadia Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Acadia Realty Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Does the media favor PECO or AKR?

In the previous week, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. had 1 more articles in the media than Acadia Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. and 4 mentions for Acadia Realty Trust. Acadia Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s score of 0.75 indicating that Acadia Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Acadia Realty Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PECO or AKR?

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
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	$661.39M	6.41	$62.69M	$0.55	61.35
Acadia Realty Trust	$359.69M	7.04	$21.65M	$0.16	120.72

Which has more volatility & risk, PECO or AKR?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. beats Acadia Realty Trust on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.