Simon Property Group (SPG) Competitors

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

Is SPG or REG more profitable?

Simon Property Group has a net margin of 36.78% compared to Regency Centers' net margin of 27.00%. Simon Property Group's return on equity of 72.38% beat Regency Centers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Simon Property Group	36.78%	72.38%	6.75%
Regency Centers	27.00%	6.05%	3.22%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SPG or REG?

Simon Property Group has higher revenue and earnings than Regency Centers. Simon Property Group 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
Simon Property Group	$5.96B	9.48	$2.37B	$6.47	26.77
Regency Centers	$1.45B	8.87	$400.39M	$2.14	33.19

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SPG or REG?

93.0% of Simon Property Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Simon Property Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer SPG or REG?

In the previous week, Simon Property Group had 22 more articles in the media than Regency Centers. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Simon Property Group and 21 mentions for Regency Centers. Regency Centers' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Simon Property Group's score of 1.35 indicating that Regency Centers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Simon Property Group	33 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regency Centers	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, SPG or REG?

Simon Property Group has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SPG or REG a better dividend stock?

Simon Property Group pays an annual dividend of $8.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Simon Property Group pays out 129.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Regency Centers pays out 131.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Simon Property Group has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Regency Centers has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Simon Property Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate SPG or REG?

Simon Property Group presently has a consensus target price of $182.64, suggesting a potential upside of 5.46%. Regency Centers has a consensus target price of $77.92, suggesting a potential upside of 9.72%. Given Regency Centers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Regency Centers is more favorable than Simon Property Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Simon Property Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Summary

Simon Property Group beats Regency Centers on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.