Regency Centers (REG) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HOOD or REG?

Regency Centers has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Robinhood Markets. Regency Centers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robinhood Markets, 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
Robinhood Markets	$1.87B	22.82	-$541M	$0.59	81.61
Regency Centers	$1.32B	9.77	$364.56M	$2.13	33.44

Does the media refer more to HOOD or REG?

In the previous week, Robinhood Markets had 52 more articles in the media than Regency Centers. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Robinhood Markets and 4 mentions for Regency Centers. Robinhood Markets' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Regency Centers' score of 0.37 indicating that Robinhood Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Robinhood Markets	29 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regency Centers	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is HOOD or REG more profitable?

Regency Centers has a net margin of 27.78% compared to Robinhood Markets' net margin of 21.80%. Robinhood Markets' return on equity of 7.52% beat Regency Centers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Robinhood Markets	21.80%	7.52%	1.29%
Regency Centers	27.78%	5.85%	3.21%

Do analysts rate HOOD or REG?

Robinhood Markets currently has a consensus price target of $43.07, indicating a potential downside of 10.56%. Regency Centers has a consensus price target of $78.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.52%. Given Regency Centers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Regency Centers is more favorable than Robinhood Markets.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Robinhood Markets	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HOOD or REG?

Robinhood Markets received 30 more outperform votes than Regency Centers when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 46.32% of users gave Regency Centers an outperform vote while only 34.26% of users gave Robinhood Markets an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Robinhood Markets	Outperform Votes 74 34.26%	Underperform Votes 142 65.74%
Regency Centers	Outperform Votes 44 46.32%	Underperform Votes 51 53.68%

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

93.3% of Robinhood Markets shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of Robinhood Markets shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, HOOD or REG?

Robinhood Markets has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Robinhood Markets beats Regency Centers on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.