EPR vs. REG, AKR, BRX, EPRT, FRT, KIM, KRG, O, SPG, and UE
Should you be buying EPR Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EPR Properties include Regency Centers (REG), Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Kimco Realty (KIM), Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG), Realty Income (O), Simon Property Group (SPG), and Urban Edge Properties (UE). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - retail" industry.
EPR Properties vs. Its Competitors
Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) and EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.
Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. EPR Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Regency Centers pays out 131.8% 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 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. Regency Centers has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and EPR Properties has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Regency Centers has a net margin of 27.00% compared to EPR Properties' net margin of 25.28%. EPR Properties' return on equity of 7.66% beat Regency Centers' return on equity.
Regency Centers has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EPR Properties has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Regency Centers presently has a consensus price target of $77.92, suggesting a potential upside of 8.20%. EPR Properties has a consensus price target of $58.07, suggesting a potential upside of 8.65%. Given EPR Properties' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe EPR Properties is more favorable than Regency Centers.
In the previous week, Regency Centers had 2 more articles in the media than EPR Properties. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Regency Centers and 17 mentions for EPR Properties. Regency Centers' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat EPR Properties' score of 0.78 indicating that Regency Centers is being referred to more favorably in the media.
96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.7% of EPR Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of EPR Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Regency Centers has higher revenue and earnings than EPR Properties. EPR Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Regency Centers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Regency Centers beats EPR Properties on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:EPR) was last updated on 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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