This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. CBL & Associates Properties (CBL) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CBL vs. MAC, SKT, AKR, ROIC, GTY, ALX, BFS, SPG, O, and KIMShould you be buying CBL & Associates Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CBL & Associates Properties include Macerich (MAC), Tanger (SKT), Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), Retail Opportunity Investments (ROIC), Getty Realty (GTY), Alexander's (ALX), Saul Centers (BFS), Simon Property Group (SPG), Realty Income (O), and Kimco Realty (KIM). These companies are all part of the "retail reits" industry. CBL & Associates Properties vs. Macerich Tanger Acadia Realty Trust Retail Opportunity Investments Getty Realty Alexander's Saul Centers Simon Property Group Realty Income Kimco Realty CBL & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) and Macerich (NYSE:MAC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Is CBL or MAC a better dividend stock? CBL & Associates Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Macerich pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. CBL & Associates Properties pays out 85.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Macerich pays out -86.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CBL or MAC? Macerich received 155 more outperform votes than CBL & Associates Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.36% of users gave CBL & Associates Properties an outperform vote while only 50.85% of users gave Macerich an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCBL & Associates PropertiesOutperform Votes32454.36% Underperform Votes27245.64% MacerichOutperform Votes47950.85% Underperform Votes46349.15% Do analysts prefer CBL or MAC? Macerich has a consensus target price of $18.95, suggesting a potential upside of 29.53%. Given Macerich's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Macerich is more favorable than CBL & Associates Properties.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CBL & Associates Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Macerich 3 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is CBL or MAC more profitable? CBL & Associates Properties has a net margin of 11.44% compared to Macerich's net margin of 8.98%. CBL & Associates Properties' return on equity of 19.40% beat Macerich's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CBL & Associates Properties11.44% 19.40% 2.56% Macerich 8.98%3.15%1.05% Which has better earnings & valuation, CBL or MAC? CBL & Associates Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Macerich. Macerich is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CBL & Associates Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCBL & Associates Properties$515.56M1.40$58.97M$1.8712.55Macerich$918.20M4.03-$274.07M-$0.79-18.52 Does the media prefer CBL or MAC? In the previous week, Macerich had 20 more articles in the media than CBL & Associates Properties. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Macerich and 1 mentions for CBL & Associates Properties. Macerich's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat CBL & Associates Properties' score of 0.00 indicating that Macerich is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CBL & Associates Properties 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Macerich 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, CBL or MAC? CBL & Associates Properties has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Macerich has a beta of 2.17, indicating that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CBL or MAC? 83.6% of CBL & Associates Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Macerich shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of CBL & Associates Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Macerich shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryMacerich beats CBL & Associates Properties on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CBL & Associates Properties News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CBL 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 CBL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCBL & Associates PropertiesReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$981.52M$6.95B$11.12B$18.97BDividend Yield5.01%7.12%5.79%4.02%P/E Ratio12.5558.9322.0032.71Price / Sales1.406.7326.0727.84Price / Cash4.2217.3217.6017.53Price / Book2.271.652.654.47Net Income$58.97M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B CBL & Associates Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CBLCBL & Associates Properties1.5698 of 5 stars$23.48-18.7%N/A+8.0%$981.52M$515.56M12.55493News CoverageGap UpMACMacerich4.4878 of 5 stars$15.07+1.6%$18.95+25.7%+6.2%$3.81B$918.20M38.64650Dividend AnnouncementSKTTanger3.2326 of 5 stars$32.29+0.6%$37.00+14.6%+10.8%$3.66B$526.06M37.12600Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsAKRAcadia Realty Trust4.3771 of 5 stars$19.79+1.0%$22.67+14.5%+10.6%$2.37B$359.69M109.94120Earnings ReportPositive NewsGap DownROICRetail Opportunity Investments0.4197 of 5 stars$17.51+0.1%$16.20-7.5%+42.7%$2.26B$327.73M38.0770High Trading VolumeGTYGetty Realty1.8782 of 5 stars$27.78+1.5%$33.33+20.0%+3.2%$1.53B$206.75M22.0530ALXAlexander's0.3007 of 5 stars$207.34+3.4%$125.00-39.7%-2.5%$1.06B$226.37M24.5170Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageBFSSaul Centers3.6124 of 5 stars$33.09+1.7%$45.50+37.5%-10.4%$800.81M$268.85M17.98110Positive NewsSPGSimon Property Group4.3398 of 5 stars$158.78+1.4%$178.39+12.3%+11.9%$51.81B$5.96B21.873,300Positive NewsORealty Income3.4704 of 5 stars$57.25+0.6%$62.35+8.9%+7.9%$51.05B$5.27B54.52400Upcoming EarningsKIMKimco Realty4.3081 of 5 stars$20.50+0.7%$24.68+20.4%+7.1%$13.93B$2.04B36.61N/ANews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Macerich Alternatives Tanger Alternatives Acadia Realty Trust Alternatives Retail Opportunity Investments Alternatives Getty Realty Alternatives Alexander's Alternatives Saul Centers Alternatives Simon Property Group Alternatives Realty Income Alternatives Kimco Realty 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:CBL) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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