Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) Competitors

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PECO) and Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE:KRG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PECO or KRG?

80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Kite Realty Group Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Kite Realty Group Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is PECO or KRG more profitable?

Kite Realty Group Trust has a net margin of 20.14% compared to Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s net margin of 9.91%. Kite Realty Group Trust's return on equity of 5.21% beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	9.91%	2.64%	1.35%
Kite Realty Group Trust	20.14%	5.21%	2.49%

Which has more volatility & risk, PECO or KRG?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kite Realty Group Trust has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PECO or KRG?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. currently has a consensus price target of $38.83, suggesting a potential upside of 9.33%. Kite Realty Group Trust has a consensus price target of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.86%. Given Kite Realty Group Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kite Realty Group Trust is more favorable than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Kite Realty Group Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the media favor PECO or KRG?

In the previous week, Kite Realty Group Trust had 6 more articles in the media than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Kite Realty Group Trust and 15 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. Kite Realty Group Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s score of 0.85 indicating that Kite Realty Group Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kite Realty Group Trust	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PECO or KRG a better dividend stock?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Kite Realty Group Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays out 223.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kite Realty Group Trust pays out 136.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Kite Realty Group Trust has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Kite Realty Group Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PECO or KRG?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kite Realty Group Trust. Kite Realty Group Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc., 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
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	$661.39M	6.75	$62.69M	$0.55	64.58
Kite Realty Group Trust	$841.84M	5.87	$4.07M	$0.79	28.46

Summary

Kite Realty Group Trust beats Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.