Macerich (MAC) Competitors

Macerich (NYSE:MAC) and Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Is MAC or KIM a better dividend stock?

Macerich pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Kimco Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Macerich pays out -86.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kimco Realty pays out 178.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer MAC or KIM?

Macerich presently has a consensus price target of $18.95, suggesting a potential upside of 29.53%. Kimco Realty has a consensus price target of $24.68, suggesting a potential upside of 23.64%. Given Macerich's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Macerich is more favorable than Kimco Realty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Macerich	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Kimco Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MAC or KIM?

Kimco Realty received 202 more outperform votes than Macerich when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.92% of users gave Kimco Realty an outperform vote while only 50.85% of users gave Macerich an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Macerich	Outperform Votes 479 50.85%	Underperform Votes 463 49.15%
Kimco Realty	Outperform Votes 681 64.92%	Underperform Votes 368 35.08%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MAC or KIM?

87.4% of Macerich shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Kimco Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Macerich shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Kimco Realty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, MAC or KIM?

Macerich has a beta of 2.17, suggesting that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimco Realty has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MAC or KIM?

In the previous week, Macerich had 3 more articles in the media than Kimco Realty. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Macerich and 17 mentions for Kimco Realty. Kimco Realty's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Macerich's score of 0.76 indicating that Kimco Realty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Macerich	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kimco Realty	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MAC or KIM more profitable?

Kimco Realty has a net margin of 20.17% compared to Macerich's net margin of 8.98%. Kimco Realty's return on equity of 3.82% beat Macerich's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Macerich	8.98%	3.15%	1.05%
Kimco Realty	20.17%	3.82%	2.07%

Which has better earnings & valuation, MAC or KIM?

Kimco Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Macerich. Macerich is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kimco Realty, 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
Macerich	$918.20M	4.03	-$274.07M	-$0.79	-18.52
Kimco Realty	$2.04B	6.66	$410.79M	$0.56	35.64

Summary

Kimco Realty beats Macerich on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.