NNN REIT (NNN) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend REG or NNN?

Regency Centers currently has a consensus target price of $78.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.54%. NNN REIT has a consensus target price of $44.62, suggesting a potential upside of 1.21%. Given Regency Centers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Regency Centers is more favorable than NNN REIT.

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

Does the media refer more to REG or NNN?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 7 more articles in the media than NNN REIT. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Regency Centers and 1 mentions for NNN REIT. Regency Centers' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat NNN REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that Regency Centers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regency Centers	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NNN REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is REG or NNN 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
Regency Centers	27.21%	5.98%	3.22%
NNN REIT	45.09%	9.23%	4.49%

Is REG or NNN a better dividend stock?

Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. NNN REIT pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. 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 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 has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and NNN REIT has raised 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.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, REG or NNN?

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
Regency Centers	$1.45B	8.73	$400.39M	$2.12	32.99
NNN REIT	$869.27M	9.53	$396.83M	$2.14	20.60

Which has more risk & volatility, REG or NNN?

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

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

96.1% of Regency Centers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of NNN REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of NNN REIT shares are held by company 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.

Summary

Regency Centers beats NNN REIT on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.