Macerich (MAC) Competitors

Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) and Macerich (NYSE:MAC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do analysts prefer AKR or MAC?

Acadia Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.34%. Macerich has a consensus price target of $19.80, indicating a potential upside of 11.58%. Given Acadia Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Acadia Realty Trust is more favorable than Macerich.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadia Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Macerich	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AKR or MAC?

97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Macerich shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Macerich shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor AKR or MAC?

In the previous week, Macerich had 1 more articles in the media than Acadia Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Macerich and 8 mentions for Acadia Realty Trust. Acadia Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Macerich's score of 0.60 indicating that Acadia Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acadia Realty Trust	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Macerich	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AKR or MAC?

Acadia Realty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Macerich. Macerich is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadia Realty Trust, 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
Acadia Realty Trust	$359.69M	7.42	$21.65M	$0.16	127.34
Macerich	$918.20M	4.88	-$194.12M	-$1.75	-10.14

Is AKR or MAC a better dividend stock?

Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Macerich pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Acadia Realty Trust pays out 500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Macerich pays out -38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Acadia Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Acadia Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, AKR or MAC?

Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Macerich has a beta of 2.27, indicating that its share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AKR or MAC more profitable?

Acadia Realty Trust has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Macerich's net margin of -41.33%. Acadia Realty Trust's return on equity of 0.79% beat Macerich's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadia Realty Trust	5.31%	0.79%	0.45%
Macerich	-41.33%	-15.15%	-4.89%

Summary

Acadia Realty Trust beats Macerich on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.