Ventas (VTR) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in REG or VTR?

96.1% of Regency Centers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Ventas shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Ventas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to REG or VTR?

In the previous week, Ventas had 14 more articles in the media than Regency Centers. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Ventas and 17 mentions for Regency Centers. Regency Centers' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Ventas' score of 1.22 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ventas	21 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, REG or VTR?

Regency Centers has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Regency Centers	$1.45B	9.03	$400.39M	$2.14	33.81
Ventas	$4.92B	6.25	$81.15M	$0.43	157.48

Do analysts rate REG or VTR?

Regency Centers currently has a consensus target price of $78.58, suggesting a potential upside of 8.62%. Ventas has a consensus target price of $73.82, suggesting a potential upside of 9.01%. Given Ventas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ventas is more favorable than Regency Centers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Ventas	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Is REG or VTR a better dividend stock?

Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Ventas pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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 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 has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Ventas has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Regency Centers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is REG or VTR 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
Regency Centers	27.00%	6.05%	3.22%
Ventas	3.61%	1.75%	0.74%

Which has more risk and volatility, REG or VTR?

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

Summary

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