KW vs. GTY, FOR, CMTG, AHH, EFC, UE, HPP, FRPH, FPH, and CWK
Should you be buying Kennedy-Wilson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kennedy-Wilson include Getty Realty (GTY), Forestar Group (FOR), Claros Mortgage Trust (CMTG), Armada Hoffler Properties (AHH), Ellington Financial (EFC), Urban Edge Properties (UE), Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), FRP (FRPH), Five Point (FPH), and Cushman & Wakefield (CWK). These companies are all part of the "real estate" industry.
Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY) and Kennedy-Wilson (NYSE:KW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.
In the previous week, Kennedy-Wilson had 1 more articles in the media than Getty Realty. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Kennedy-Wilson and 2 mentions for Getty Realty. Kennedy-Wilson's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Getty Realty's score of 0.60 indicating that Getty Realty is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Kennedy-Wilson received 68 more outperform votes than Getty Realty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.64% of users gave Kennedy-Wilson an outperform vote while only 58.01% of users gave Getty Realty an outperform vote.
Getty Realty has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kennedy-Wilson has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Getty Realty has a net margin of 32.74% compared to Getty Realty's net margin of -41.31%. Kennedy-Wilson's return on equity of 6.80% beat Getty Realty's return on equity.
Getty Realty presently has a consensus target price of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.72%. Kennedy-Wilson has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.77%. Given Kennedy-Wilson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Getty Realty is more favorable than Kennedy-Wilson.
Getty Realty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kennedy-Wilson. Kennedy-Wilson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Getty Realty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
85.1% of Getty Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Kennedy-Wilson shares are held by institutional investors. 9.2% of Getty Realty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of Kennedy-Wilson 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.
Getty Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Kennedy-Wilson pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Getty Realty pays out 153.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kennedy-Wilson pays out -48.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Getty Realty has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Kennedy-Wilson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Getty Realty beats Kennedy-Wilson on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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