NNN REIT (NNN) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend NNN or KIM?

NNN REIT currently has a consensus price target of $44.54, suggesting a potential upside of 7.94%. Kimco Realty has a consensus price target of $24.68, suggesting a potential upside of 17.90%. Given Kimco Realty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kimco Realty is more favorable than NNN REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NNN REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.15
Kimco Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Which has more risk and volatility, NNN or KIM?

NNN REIT has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimco Realty has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NNN or KIM more profitable?

NNN REIT has a net margin of 45.65% compared to Kimco Realty's net margin of 20.17%. NNN REIT's return on equity of 9.28% beat Kimco Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NNN REIT	45.65%	9.28%	4.51%
Kimco Realty	20.17%	3.82%	2.07%

Does the media favor NNN or KIM?

In the previous week, Kimco Realty had 19 more articles in the media than NNN REIT. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Kimco Realty and 8 mentions for NNN REIT. Kimco Realty's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat NNN REIT's score of 0.70 indicating that Kimco Realty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NNN REIT	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kimco Realty	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NNN or KIM?

Kimco Realty has higher revenue and earnings than NNN REIT. NNN REIT 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
NNN REIT	$869.27M	8.93	$396.83M	$2.15	19.19
Kimco Realty	$2.04B	6.98	$410.79M	$0.56	37.38

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NNN or KIM?

90.0% of NNN REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Kimco Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of NNN REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Kimco Realty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NNN or KIM?

Kimco Realty received 216 more outperform votes than NNN REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.92% of users gave Kimco Realty an outperform vote while only 63.61% of users gave NNN REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NNN REIT	Outperform Votes 465 63.61%	Underperform Votes 266 36.39%
Kimco Realty	Outperform Votes 681 64.92%	Underperform Votes 368 35.08%

Is NNN or KIM a better dividend stock?

NNN REIT pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Kimco Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. NNN REIT pays out 107.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. NNN REIT has increased its dividend for 35 consecutive years. NNN REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Kimco Realty beats NNN REIT on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.