Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) Competitors

Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) and Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Does the media favor APLE or REG?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 7 more articles in the media than Apple Hospitality REIT. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Regency Centers and 12 mentions for Apple Hospitality REIT. Regency Centers' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Apple Hospitality REIT's score of 0.65 indicating that Regency Centers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apple Hospitality REIT	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regency Centers	12 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, APLE or REG?

Apple Hospitality REIT has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer APLE or REG?

Apple Hospitality REIT currently has a consensus price target of $16.80, indicating a potential upside of 27.08%. Regency Centers has a consensus price target of $78.08, indicating a potential upside of 8.18%. Given Apple Hospitality REIT's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Apple Hospitality REIT is more favorable than Regency Centers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apple Hospitality REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, APLE or REG?

Regency Centers has higher revenue and earnings than Apple Hospitality REIT. Apple Hospitality REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Regency Centers, 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
Apple Hospitality REIT	$1.43B	2.21	$177.49M	$0.88	15.02
Regency Centers	$1.45B	9.00	$400.39M	$2.12	34.05

Is APLE or REG a better dividend stock?

Apple Hospitality REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Apple Hospitality REIT pays out 109.1% 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 pays out 133.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apple Hospitality REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor APLE or REG?

Apple Hospitality REIT received 290 more outperform votes than Regency Centers when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.88% of users gave Apple Hospitality REIT an outperform vote while only 46.88% of users gave Regency Centers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Apple Hospitality REIT	Outperform Votes 335 56.88%	Underperform Votes 254 43.12%
Regency Centers	Outperform Votes 45 46.88%	Underperform Votes 51 53.13%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in APLE or REG?

89.7% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is APLE or REG more profitable?

Regency Centers has a net margin of 27.54% compared to Apple Hospitality REIT's net margin of 14.53%. Apple Hospitality REIT's return on equity of 6.17% beat Regency Centers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apple Hospitality REIT	14.53%	6.17%	4.09%
Regency Centers	27.54%	5.91%	3.21%

Summary

Regency Centers beats Apple Hospitality REIT on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.