EPR Properties (EPR) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EPR or AKR?

EPR Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Acadia Realty Trust. EPR 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EPR Properties	$698.07M	6.24	$146.07M	$2.03	28.18
Acadia Realty Trust	$359.69M	7.35	$21.65M	$0.16	126.08

Is EPR or AKR more profitable?

EPR Properties has a net margin of 25.28% compared to Acadia Realty Trust's net margin of 5.31%. EPR Properties' return on equity of 7.66% beat Acadia Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EPR Properties	25.28%	7.66%	3.21%
Acadia Realty Trust	5.31%	0.79%	0.45%

Do analysts prefer EPR or AKR?

EPR Properties presently has a consensus target price of $59.36, suggesting a potential upside of 3.75%. Acadia Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.49%. Given Acadia Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Acadia Realty Trust is more favorable than EPR Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EPR Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Acadia Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EPR or AKR?

74.7% of EPR Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of EPR Properties 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.

Is EPR or AKR a better dividend stock?

EPR Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. EPR Properties pays out 174.4% 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. EPR Properties has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Acadia Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. EPR Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, EPR or AKR?

EPR Properties has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer EPR or AKR?

In the previous week, EPR Properties had 6 more articles in the media than Acadia Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for EPR Properties and 3 mentions for Acadia Realty Trust. Acadia Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.93 beat EPR Properties' score of 1.49 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
EPR Properties	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 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)	Very Positive

Summary

EPR Properties and Acadia Realty Trust tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.