Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) Competitors

Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) and Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is REG or AKR a better dividend stock?

Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 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. Acadia Realty Trust pays out 500.0% 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 has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Acadia Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to REG or AKR?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 16 more articles in the media than Acadia Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Regency Centers and 3 mentions for Acadia Realty Trust. Acadia Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Regency Centers' score of 1.40 indicating that Acadia Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regency Centers	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Acadia Realty Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer REG or AKR?

Regency Centers presently has a consensus target price of $78.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.92%. Acadia Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.09%. Given Acadia Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Acadia Realty Trust 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
Acadia Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in REG or AKR?

96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, REG or AKR?

Regency Centers has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is REG or AKR more profitable?

Regency Centers has a net margin of 27.00% compared to Acadia Realty Trust's net margin of 5.31%. Regency Centers' return on equity of 6.05% beat Acadia Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regency Centers	27.00%	6.05%	3.22%
Acadia Realty Trust	5.31%	0.79%	0.45%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, REG or AKR?

Regency Centers has higher revenue and earnings than Acadia Realty Trust. Regency Centers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadia Realty Trust, 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	8.82	$400.39M	$2.14	33.00
Acadia Realty Trust	$359.69M	6.89	$21.65M	$0.16	118.29

Summary

Regency Centers beats Acadia Realty Trust on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.