Alexander's (ALX) Competitors

Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) and Alexander's (NYSE:ALX) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SPG or ALX?

Simon Property Group has higher revenue and earnings than Alexander's. Alexander's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simon Property Group, 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
Simon Property Group	$5.91B	9.48	$2.28B	$7.51	22.85
Alexander's	$233.40M	4.44	$102.41M	$9.24	21.96

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SPG or ALX?

Simon Property Group received 746 more outperform votes than Alexander's when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.65% of users gave Simon Property Group an outperform vote while only 55.84% of users gave Alexander's an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Simon Property Group	Outperform Votes 875 73.65%	Underperform Votes 313 26.35%
Alexander's	Outperform Votes 129 55.84%	Underperform Votes 102 44.16%

Is SPG or ALX a better dividend stock?

Simon Property Group pays an annual dividend of $8.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Alexander's pays an annual dividend of $18.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Simon Property Group pays out 111.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexander's pays out 194.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is SPG or ALX more profitable?

Simon Property Group has a net margin of 43.36% compared to Alexander's' net margin of 20.33%. Simon Property Group's return on equity of 76.21% beat Alexander's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Simon Property Group	43.36%	76.21%	7.61%
Alexander's	20.33%	21.79%	3.37%

Which has more volatility and risk, SPG or ALX?

Simon Property Group has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexander's has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SPG or ALX?

93.0% of Simon Property Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of Alexander's shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of Simon Property Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Alexander's shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to SPG or ALX?

In the previous week, Simon Property Group had 12 more articles in the media than Alexander's. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Simon Property Group and 1 mentions for Alexander's. Simon Property Group's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Alexander's' score of -1.04 indicating that Simon Property Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Simon Property Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alexander's	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Do analysts prefer SPG or ALX?

Simon Property Group presently has a consensus target price of $169.22, indicating a potential downside of 1.39%. Alexander's has a consensus target price of $125.00, indicating a potential downside of 38.39%. Given Simon Property Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Simon Property Group is more favorable than Alexander's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Simon Property Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
Alexander's	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

Simon Property Group beats Alexander's on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.