Getty Realty (GTY) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate GTY or KRG?

Getty Realty currently has a consensus price target of $32.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.96%. Kite Realty Group Trust has a consensus price target of $27.63, indicating a potential upside of 21.54%. Given Kite Realty Group Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kite Realty Group Trust is more favorable than Getty Realty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Getty Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Kite Realty Group Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer GTY or KRG?

In the previous week, Kite Realty Group Trust had 5 more articles in the media than Getty Realty. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Kite Realty Group Trust and 0 mentions for Getty Realty. Kite Realty Group Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Getty Realty's score of 0.00 indicating that Kite Realty Group Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Getty Realty	Neutral
Kite Realty Group Trust	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GTY or KRG?

85.1% of Getty Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Kite Realty Group Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.8% of Getty Realty shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Kite Realty Group Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GTY or KRG?

Kite Realty Group Trust received 21 more outperform votes than Getty Realty when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.97% of users gave Getty Realty an outperform vote while only 55.43% of users gave Kite Realty Group Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Getty Realty	Outperform Votes 331 57.97%	Underperform Votes 240 42.03%
Kite Realty Group Trust	Outperform Votes 352 55.43%	Underperform Votes 283 44.57%

Which has more risk and volatility, GTY or KRG?

Getty Realty has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kite Realty Group Trust has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GTY or KRG?

Getty Realty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kite Realty Group Trust. Getty Realty 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
Getty Realty	$206.75M	7.93	$71.06M	$1.21	24.43
Kite Realty Group Trust	$856.17M	5.84	$4.07M	$0.07	324.71

Is GTY or KRG more profitable?

Getty Realty has a net margin of 34.94% compared to Kite Realty Group Trust's net margin of 0.48%. Getty Realty's return on equity of 7.43% beat Kite Realty Group Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Getty Realty	34.94%	7.43%	3.73%
Kite Realty Group Trust	0.48%	0.12%	0.06%

Is GTY or KRG a better dividend stock?

Getty Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Kite Realty Group Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Getty Realty pays out 155.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Getty Realty has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Kite Realty Group Trust has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Getty Realty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Getty Realty beats Kite Realty Group Trust on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.