ALX vs. KRG, MAC, SKT, AKR, GTY, BFS, SPG, O, KIM, and FRT
Should you be buying Alexander's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alexander's include Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG), Macerich (MAC), Tanger (SKT), Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), Getty Realty (GTY), Saul Centers (BFS), Simon Property Group (SPG), Realty Income (O), Kimco Realty (KIM), and Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT). These companies are all part of the "retail reits" industry.
Alexander's vs. Its Competitors
Alexander's (NYSE:ALX) and Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE:KRG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
In the previous week, Alexander's had 1 more articles in the media than Kite Realty Group Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Alexander's and 1 mentions for Kite Realty Group Trust. Kite Realty Group Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Alexander's' score of -0.12 indicating that Kite Realty Group Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Alexander's has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kite Realty Group Trust. Kite Realty Group Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alexander's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Alexander's pays an annual dividend of $18.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Kite Realty Group Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Alexander's pays out 247.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kite Realty Group Trust pays out 136.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexander's has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Kite Realty Group Trust has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.
Kite Realty Group Trust has a consensus price target of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.92%. Given Kite Realty Group Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kite Realty Group Trust is more favorable than Alexander's.
Kite Realty Group Trust has a net margin of 20.14% compared to Alexander's' net margin of 17.14%. Alexander's' return on equity of 22.12% beat Kite Realty Group Trust's return on equity.
32.0% of Alexander's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Kite Realty Group Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.3% of Alexander's shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Kite Realty Group Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Alexander's has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kite Realty Group Trust has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Kite Realty Group Trust beats Alexander's on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:ALX) was last updated on 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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