KRG vs. PECO, REG, AKR, BFS, BRX, EPRT, FRT, KIM, SPG, and UE
Should you be buying Kite Realty Group Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kite Realty Group Trust include Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO), Regency Centers (REG), Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), Saul Centers (BFS), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Kimco Realty (KIM), Simon Property Group (SPG), and Urban Edge Properties (UE). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - retail" industry.
Kite Realty Group Trust vs. Its Competitors
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PECO) and Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE:KRG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
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.
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kite Realty Group Trust has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. 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 236.4% 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.
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. currently has a consensus price target of $39.17, indicating a potential upside of 15.79%. Kite Realty Group Trust has a consensus price target of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.15%. Given Kite Realty Group Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kite Realty Group Trust is more favorable than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc..
80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Kite Realty Group Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Kite Realty Group Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. had 1 more articles in the media than Kite Realty Group Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. and 6 mentions for Kite Realty Group Trust. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Kite Realty Group Trust's score of 1.18 indicating that Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Kite Realty Group Trust beats Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:KRG) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
