KIM vs. REG, AKR, BRX, FRT, KRG, MAC, O, UE, NNN, and ADC
Should you be buying Kimco Realty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kimco Realty include Regency Centers (REG), Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG), Macerich (MAC), Realty Income (O), Urban Edge Properties (UE), NNN REIT (NNN), and Agree Realty (ADC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Kimco Realty vs. Its Competitors
Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) and Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.
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.
In the previous week, Regency Centers had 2 more articles in the media than Kimco Realty. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Regency Centers and 11 mentions for Kimco Realty. Kimco Realty's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Regency Centers' score of 0.49 indicating that Kimco Realty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Kimco Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Kimco Realty 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.
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.
Regency Centers currently has a consensus price target of $79.09, indicating a potential upside of 10.65%. Kimco Realty has a consensus price target of $24.92, indicating a potential upside of 18.40%. Given Kimco Realty's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kimco Realty is more favorable than Regency Centers.
Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Kimco Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. 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 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 has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Kimco Realty has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Kimco Realty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Regency Centers has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimco Realty has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Regency Centers beats Kimco Realty on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:KIM) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
