Kimco Realty (KIM) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 4.7%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 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. Regency Centers pays out 133.0% 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Regency Centers has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Kimco Realty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to KIM or REG?

In the previous week, Kimco Realty had 2 more articles in the media than Regency Centers. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Kimco Realty and 7 mentions for Regency Centers. Regency Centers' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Kimco Realty's score of 0.97 indicating that Regency Centers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kimco Realty	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 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

Do analysts prefer KIM or REG?

Kimco Realty presently has a consensus target price of $24.70, suggesting a potential upside of 14.99%. Regency Centers has a consensus target price of $78.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.49%. Given Kimco Realty's higher possible upside, 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)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has more risk and volatility, KIM or REG?

Kimco Realty has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is KIM or REG more profitable?

Regency Centers has a net margin of 27.21% compared to Kimco Realty's net margin of 26.79%. Regency Centers' return on equity of 5.98% beat Kimco Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kimco Realty	26.79%	5.17%	2.78%
Regency Centers	27.21%	5.98%	3.22%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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	7.13	$410.79M	$0.77	27.90
Regency Centers	$1.45B	8.66	$400.39M	$2.12	32.71

Summary

Regency Centers beats Kimco Realty on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.