NNN REIT (NNN) Competitors

NNN REIT (NYSE:NNN) and Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, NNN or REG?

NNN REIT has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NNN or REG?

Regency Centers has higher revenue and earnings than NNN REIT. NNN REIT 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
NNN REIT	$869.27M	9.35	$396.83M	$2.14	20.21
Regency Centers	$1.45B	8.69	$400.39M	$2.12	32.81

Is NNN or REG a better dividend stock?

NNN REIT pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. NNN REIT pays out 108.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. NNN REIT has raised its dividend for 35 consecutive years and Regency Centers has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. NNN REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to NNN or REG?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 5 more articles in the media than NNN REIT. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Regency Centers and 8 mentions for NNN REIT. NNN REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Regency Centers' score of 0.70 indicating that NNN REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NNN REIT	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regency Centers	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NNN or REG more profitable?

NNN REIT has a net margin of 45.09% compared to Regency Centers' net margin of 27.21%. NNN REIT's return on equity of 9.23% beat Regency Centers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NNN REIT	45.09%	9.23%	4.49%
Regency Centers	27.21%	5.98%	3.22%

Do analysts prefer NNN or REG?

NNN REIT presently has a consensus price target of $44.62, indicating a potential upside of 3.18%. Regency Centers has a consensus price target of $78.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.13%. Given Regency Centers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Regency Centers is more favorable than NNN REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NNN REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

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

90.0% of NNN REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of NNN REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Regency Centers beats NNN REIT on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.