WSR vs. REG, AKR, ALEX, BFS, BRX, FRT, KIM, KRG, OLP, and UE
Should you be buying Whitestone REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Whitestone REIT include Regency Centers (REG), Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX), Saul Centers (BFS), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Kimco Realty (KIM), Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG), One Liberty Properties (OLP), and Urban Edge Properties (UE). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Whitestone REIT vs. Its Competitors
Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) and Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Whitestone REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Whitestone REIT pays out 90.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Whitestone REIT has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Regency Centers has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Whitestone REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
69.5% of Whitestone REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Whitestone REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Regency Centers had 16 more articles in the media than Whitestone REIT. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Regency Centers and 2 mentions for Whitestone REIT. Whitestone REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Regency Centers' score of 0.43 indicating that Whitestone REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Regency Centers has higher revenue and earnings than Whitestone REIT. Whitestone 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.
Whitestone REIT currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.19%. Regency Centers has a consensus price target of $77.54, indicating a potential upside of 8.93%. Given Whitestone REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Whitestone REIT is more favorable than Regency Centers.
Whitestone REIT has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Regency Centers has a net margin of 27.21% compared to Whitestone REIT's net margin of 20.15%. Whitestone REIT's return on equity of 7.23% beat Regency Centers' return on equity.
Summary
Regency Centers beats Whitestone REIT on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WSR) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff