Kimco Realty (KIM) Competitors

Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) and Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SPG or KIM?

Simon Property Group has higher revenue and earnings than Kimco Realty. Simon Property Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kimco Realty, 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
Simon Property Group	$5.99B	8.62	$2.37B	$6.28	25.19
Kimco Realty	$2.07B	6.74	$410.79M	$0.77	26.77

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SPG or KIM?

Simon Property Group received 198 more outperform votes than Kimco Realty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.54% of users gave Simon Property Group an outperform vote while only 64.99% of users gave Kimco Realty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Simon Property Group	Outperform Votes 881 73.54%	Underperform Votes 317 26.46%
Kimco Realty	Outperform Votes 683 64.99%	Underperform Votes 368 35.01%

Is SPG or KIM a better dividend stock?

Simon Property Group pays an annual dividend of $8.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Kimco Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Simon Property Group pays out 133.8% 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 129.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Simon Property Group has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Kimco Realty has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Simon Property Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to SPG or KIM?

In the previous week, Simon Property Group had 19 more articles in the media than Kimco Realty. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Simon Property Group and 12 mentions for Kimco Realty. Kimco Realty's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Simon Property Group's score of 1.10 indicating that Kimco Realty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Simon Property Group	22 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kimco Realty	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SPG or KIM?

93.0% of Simon Property Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Kimco Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Simon Property Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Kimco Realty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SPG or KIM more profitable?

Simon Property Group has a net margin of 41.49% compared to Kimco Realty's net margin of 20.17%. Simon Property Group's return on equity of 74.02% beat Kimco Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Simon Property Group	41.49%	74.02%	7.46%
Kimco Realty	20.17%	3.82%	2.07%

Do analysts prefer SPG or KIM?

Simon Property Group presently has a consensus price target of $179.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.56%. Kimco Realty has a consensus price target of $24.68, indicating a potential upside of 19.71%. Given Kimco Realty's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kimco Realty is more favorable than Simon Property Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Simon Property Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Kimco Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Which has more volatility & risk, SPG or KIM?

Simon Property Group has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimco Realty has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Simon Property Group beats Kimco Realty on 17 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.