Kimco Realty (KIM) Competitors

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

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 4.0%. 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 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.

Do analysts rate KIM or REG?

Kimco Realty currently has a consensus price target of $24.70, suggesting a potential upside of 16.56%. Regency Centers has a consensus price target of $78.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.78%. Given Kimco Realty's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly 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

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%

Does the media favor KIM or REG?

In the previous week, Kimco Realty had 3 more articles in the media than Regency Centers. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Kimco Realty and 14 mentions for Regency Centers. Regency Centers' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Kimco Realty's score of 0.55 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regency Centers	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, 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.

Which has higher earnings and 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	7.04	$410.79M	$0.77	27.52
Regency Centers	$1.47B	8.61	$400.39M	$2.12	32.92

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

89.3% of Kimco Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Kimco Realty shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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