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. AKR, ROIC, GTY, ALX, BFS, SPG, O, KIM, FRT, and NNNShould you be buying CBL & Associates Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CBL & Associates Properties include Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), Retail Opportunity Investments (ROIC), Getty Realty (GTY), Alexander's (ALX), Saul Centers (BFS), Simon Property Group (SPG), Realty Income (O), Kimco Realty (KIM), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), and NNN REIT (NNN). These companies are all part of the "retail reits" industry. CBL & Associates Properties vs. Its Competitors Acadia Realty Trust Retail Opportunity Investments Getty Realty Alexander's Saul Centers Simon Property Group Realty Income Kimco Realty Federal Realty Investment Trust NNN REIT Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) and CBL & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AKR or CBL? CBL & Associates Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Acadia Realty Trust. CBL & Associates Properties 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcadia Realty Trust$359.69M6.71$21.65M$0.16115.25CBL & Associates Properties$515.56M1.57$58.97M$1.8714.02 Do analysts recommend AKR or CBL? Acadia Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.57%. Given Acadia Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Acadia Realty Trust is more favorable than CBL & Associates Properties.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Acadia Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00CBL & Associates Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is AKR or CBL more profitable? CBL & Associates Properties has a net margin of 12.82% compared to Acadia Realty Trust's net margin of 5.36%. CBL & Associates Properties' return on equity of 22.69% beat Acadia Realty Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Acadia Realty Trust5.36% 0.81% 0.45% CBL & Associates Properties 12.82%22.69%2.72% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AKR or CBL? 97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of CBL & Associates Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of CBL & Associates Properties shares are owned by company 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. Does the media refer more to AKR or CBL? In the previous week, Acadia Realty Trust and Acadia Realty Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Acadia Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat CBL & Associates Properties' score of 0.00 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 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 Which has more risk & volatility, AKR or CBL? Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CBL & Associates Properties has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AKR or CBL a better dividend stock? Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. CBL & Associates Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. 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. 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. Acadia Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and CBL & Associates Properties has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. CBL & Associates Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryCBL & Associates Properties beats Acadia Realty Trust on 10 of the 17 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 CBL 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 PropertiesREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$810.82M$11.77B$11.96B$20.57BDividend Yield6.10%4.65%5.53%3.71%P/E Ratio12.2045.2619.2027.81Price / Sales1.577.1925.6053.75Price / Cash3.5715.6218.5117.96Price / Book2.582.662.274.57Net Income$58.97M$303.64M$989.78M$987.45M CBL & Associates Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CBLCBL & Associates Properties1.5303 of 5 stars$26.23-9.2%N/A+5.5%$810.82M$515.56M12.20493Gap UpAKRAcadia Realty Trust4.451 of 5 stars$18.58-0.6%$25.00+34.6%-3.9%$2.45B$359.69M116.13120News CoverageROICRetail Opportunity InvestmentsN/A$17.51+0.1%$16.20-7.5%+34.6%$2.26B$327.73M38.0770Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeGTYGetty Realty2.3369 of 5 stars$27.59-0.1%$32.50+17.8%-5.2%$1.53B$203.39M22.8030ALXAlexander's0.4106 of 5 stars$225.59+0.4%$125.00-44.6%+3.9%$1.15B$226.37M29.2270High Trading VolumeBFSSaul Centers3.8055 of 5 stars$34.06-0.1%$45.50+33.6%-9.3%$825.49M$268.85M23.17110Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSPGSimon Property Group4.682 of 5 stars$160.75+0.2%$179.44+11.6%+8.2%$52.39B$5.96B25.603,000Positive NewsORealty Income3.3813 of 5 stars$57.63+1.1%$61.15+6.1%+2.5%$51.50B$5.27B52.39400Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementKIMKimco Realty3.9959 of 5 stars$21.03+0.5%$24.68+17.3%+4.4%$14.16B$2.04B27.31640Positive NewsFRTFederal Realty Investment Trust4.6203 of 5 stars$94.97+0.3%$112.54+18.5%-10.7%$8.12B$1.20B27.21320Analyst DowngradeNNNNNN REIT3.5857 of 5 stars$43.18+0.7%$44.46+3.0%-2.7%$8.06B$869.27M20.1880 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies 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 Federal Realty Investment Trust Alternatives NNN REIT 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 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA major change is quietly going into effect this July — and Wall Street is already positioning for it. 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