Alexander's (ALX) Competitors

Alexander's (NYSE:ALX) and Macerich (NYSE:MAC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, ALX or MAC?

Alexander's has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Macerich has a beta of 2.22, meaning that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ALX or MAC?

Macerich has a consensus target price of $19.26, suggesting a potential upside of 12.05%. Given Macerich's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Macerich is more favorable than Alexander's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alexander's	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Macerich	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

Is ALX or MAC more profitable?

Alexander's has a net margin of 17.14% compared to Macerich's net margin of -41.33%. Alexander's' return on equity of 22.12% beat Macerich's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alexander's	17.14%	22.12%	2.79%
Macerich	-41.33%	-15.15%	-4.89%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ALX or MAC?

Alexander's has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Macerich. Macerich is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alexander's, 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
Alexander's	$226.37M	4.95	$43.44M	$7.28	30.11
Macerich	$918.20M	4.73	-$194.12M	-$1.75	-9.82

Is ALX or MAC a better dividend stock?

Alexander's pays an annual dividend of $18.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Macerich pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Alexander's pays out 247.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Macerich pays out -38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alexander's has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Alexander's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor ALX or MAC?

In the previous week, Macerich had 21 more articles in the media than Alexander's. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Macerich and 3 mentions for Alexander's. Alexander's' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Macerich's score of 0.43 indicating that Alexander's is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alexander's	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Macerich	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ALX or MAC?

32.0% of Alexander's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Macerich shares are held by institutional investors. 26.3% of Alexander's shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Macerich 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.

Summary

Alexander's beats Macerich on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.