Ventas (VTR) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, VTR or REG?

Ventas has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VTR or REG a better dividend stock?

Ventas pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Ventas pays out 446.5% 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. Ventas has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Regency Centers has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Regency Centers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is VTR or REG more profitable?

Regency Centers has a net margin of 27.00% compared to Ventas' net margin of 3.61%. Regency Centers' return on equity of 6.05% beat Ventas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ventas	3.61%	1.75%	0.74%
Regency Centers	27.00%	6.05%	3.22%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VTR or REG?

Regency Centers has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ventas. Regency Centers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ventas, 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
Ventas	$5.30B	5.75	$81.15M	$0.43	157.02
Regency Centers	$1.45B	8.80	$400.39M	$2.14	32.93

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

94.2% of Ventas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Ventas 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer VTR or REG?

Ventas currently has a consensus price target of $72.90, suggesting a potential upside of 7.97%. Regency Centers has a consensus price target of $77.92, suggesting a potential upside of 10.56%. Given Regency Centers' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Regency Centers is more favorable than Ventas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ventas	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Does the media refer more to VTR or REG?

In the previous week, Ventas had 8 more articles in the media than Regency Centers. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Ventas and 22 mentions for Regency Centers. Ventas' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Regency Centers' score of 0.77 indicating that Ventas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ventas	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regency Centers	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Regency Centers beats Ventas on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.