Kimco Realty (KIM) Competitors

Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM) and Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KIM or REG?

89.3% of Kimco Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Kimco Realty shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is KIM or REG more profitable?

Kimco Realty has a net margin of 28.54% compared to Regency Centers' net margin of 27.00%. Regency Centers' return on equity of 6.05% beat Kimco Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kimco Realty	28.54%	5.58%	2.99%
Regency Centers	27.00%	6.05%	3.22%

Is KIM or REG a better dividend stock?

Kimco Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Kimco Realty pays out 120.5% 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 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. Kimco Realty has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Regency Centers has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Kimco Realty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KIM or REG?

Kimco Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Regency Centers. Kimco Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Regency Centers, 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
Kimco Realty	$2.04B	7.24	$410.79M	$0.83	26.23
Regency Centers	$1.45B	8.83	$400.39M	$2.14	33.05

Which has more risk & volatility, KIM or REG?

Kimco Realty has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend KIM or REG?

Kimco Realty presently has a consensus price target of $24.85, indicating a potential upside of 14.10%. Regency Centers has a consensus price target of $78.42, indicating a potential upside of 10.87%. Given Kimco Realty's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Kimco Realty is more favorable than Regency Centers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kimco Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media favor KIM or REG?

In the previous week, Kimco Realty had 4 more articles in the media than Regency Centers. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Kimco Realty and 6 mentions for Regency Centers. Kimco Realty's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Regency Centers' score of 1.01 indicating that Kimco Realty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kimco Realty	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regency Centers	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Kimco Realty beats Regency Centers on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.