Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) Competitors

Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) and Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend FRT or AKR?

Federal Realty Investment Trust currently has a consensus price target of $119.77, indicating a potential upside of 21.95%. Acadia Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.07%. Given Federal Realty Investment Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Federal Realty Investment Trust is more favorable than Acadia Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Federal Realty Investment Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Acadia Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to FRT or AKR?

In the previous week, Federal Realty Investment Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Acadia Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Federal Realty Investment Trust and 3 mentions for Acadia Realty Trust. Acadia Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Federal Realty Investment Trust's score of 1.28 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
Federal Realty Investment Trust	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 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 insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FRT or AKR?

93.9% of Federal Realty Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Federal Realty Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FRT or AKR?

Federal Realty Investment Trust received 220 more outperform votes than Acadia Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.12% of users gave Federal Realty Investment Trust an outperform vote while only 52.06% of users gave Acadia Realty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Federal Realty Investment Trust	Outperform Votes 511 60.12%	Underperform Votes 339 39.88%
Acadia Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 291 52.06%	Underperform Votes 268 47.94%

Which has more volatility & risk, FRT or AKR?

Federal Realty Investment Trust has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FRT or AKR?

Federal Realty Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Acadia Realty Trust. Federal Realty Investment Trust 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
Federal Realty Investment Trust	$1.20B	7.00	$295.21M	$3.43	28.63
Acadia Realty Trust	$359.69M	7.15	$21.65M	$0.18	119.34

Is FRT or AKR more profitable?

Federal Realty Investment Trust has a net margin of 24.38% compared to Acadia Realty Trust's net margin of 5.74%. Federal Realty Investment Trust's return on equity of 9.89% beat Acadia Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Federal Realty Investment Trust	24.38%	9.89%	3.48%
Acadia Realty Trust	5.74%	0.88%	0.48%

Is FRT or AKR a better dividend stock?

Federal Realty Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Federal Realty Investment Trust pays out 128.3% 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 444.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Federal Realty Investment Trust has increased its dividend for 58 consecutive years. Federal Realty Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Federal Realty Investment Trust beats Acadia Realty Trust on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.