Alexander's (ALX) Competitors

Alexander's (NYSE:ALX) and Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE:KRG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Is ALX or KRG more profitable?

Alexander's has a net margin of 18.03% compared to Kite Realty Group Trust's net margin of 1.59%. Alexander's' return on equity of 21.34% beat Kite Realty Group Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alexander's	18.03%	21.34%	2.87%
Kite Realty Group Trust	1.59%	0.41%	0.20%

Is ALX or KRG a better dividend stock?

Alexander's pays an annual dividend of $18.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Kite Realty Group Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Alexander's pays out 233.2% 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 1,542.9% 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Kite Realty Group Trust has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Alexander's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, ALX or KRG?

Alexander's has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kite Realty Group Trust has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ALX or KRG?

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, 2.5% of Kite Realty Group Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ALX or KRG?

Alexander's has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kite Realty Group Trust. Alexander's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kite Realty Group 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
Alexander's	$226.37M	5.84	$43.44M	$7.72	33.49
Kite Realty Group Trust	$856.17M	5.82	$4.07M	$0.07	323.64

Does the media prefer ALX or KRG?

In the previous week, Alexander's and Alexander's both had 5 articles in the media. Kite Realty Group Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Alexander's' score of 0.80 indicating that Kite Realty Group Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alexander's	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kite Realty Group 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

Do analysts rate ALX or KRG?

Alexander's currently has a consensus price target of $125.00, indicating a potential downside of 51.65%. Kite Realty Group Trust has a consensus price target of $27.22, indicating a potential upside of 20.16%. Given Kite Realty Group Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kite Realty Group Trust is more favorable than Alexander's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alexander's	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Kite Realty Group Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Summary

Kite Realty Group Trust beats Alexander's on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.