Realty Income (O) Competitors

Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) and Realty Income (NYSE:O) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media refer more to SPG or O?

In the previous week, Realty Income had 10 more articles in the media than Simon Property Group. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Realty Income and 29 mentions for Simon Property Group. Simon Property Group's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Realty Income's score of 1.10 indicating that Simon Property Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Simon Property Group	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Realty Income	28 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SPG or O more profitable?

Simon Property Group has a net margin of 41.49% compared to Realty Income's net margin of 17.57%. Simon Property Group's return on equity of 74.02% beat Realty Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Simon Property Group	41.49%	74.02%	7.46%
Realty Income	17.57%	2.35%	1.34%

Which has more volatility and risk, SPG or O?

Simon Property Group has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Realty Income has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SPG or O?

Simon Property Group currently has a consensus price target of $179.70, indicating a potential upside of 13.79%. Realty Income has a consensus price target of $61.15, indicating a potential upside of 10.83%. Given Simon Property Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Simon Property Group is more favorable than Realty Income.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Simon Property Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Realty Income	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SPG or O?

Simon Property Group received 348 more outperform votes than Realty Income when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.48% of users gave Simon Property Group an outperform vote while only 63.45% of users gave Realty Income an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Simon Property Group	Outperform Votes 881 73.48%	Underperform Votes 318 26.52%
Realty Income	Outperform Votes 533 63.45%	Underperform Votes 307 36.55%

Is SPG or O a better dividend stock?

Simon Property Group pays an annual dividend of $8.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Realty Income pays an annual dividend of $3.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Simon Property Group pays out 133.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Realty Income pays out 292.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Simon Property Group has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Realty Income has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SPG or O?

93.0% of Simon Property Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of Realty Income shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Simon Property Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Realty Income shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SPG or O?

Simon Property Group has higher revenue and earnings than Realty Income. Simon Property Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Realty Income, 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
Simon Property Group	$5.99B	8.60	$2.37B	$6.28	25.15
Realty Income	$5.39B	9.24	$872.31M	$1.10	50.16

Summary

Simon Property Group beats Realty Income on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.