Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. CBL & Associates Properties (CBL) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrends CBL vs. AKR, ROIC, GTY, ALX, BFS, SPG, O, KIM, FRT, and ADCShould you be buying CBL & Associates Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CBL & Associates Properties include Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), Retail Opportunity Investments (ROIC), Getty Realty (GTY), Alexander's (ALX), Saul Centers (BFS), Simon Property Group (SPG), Realty Income (O), Kimco Realty (KIM), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), and Agree Realty (ADC). These companies are all part of the "retail reits" industry. CBL & Associates Properties vs. Acadia Realty Trust Retail Opportunity Investments Getty Realty Alexander's Saul Centers Simon Property Group Realty Income Kimco Realty Federal Realty Investment Trust Agree Realty Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) and CBL & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, community ranking and risk. Is AKR or CBL more profitable? CBL & Associates Properties has a net margin of 6.27% compared to Acadia Realty Trust's net margin of 3.07%. CBL & Associates Properties' return on equity of 10.56% beat Acadia Realty Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Acadia Realty Trust3.07% 0.48% 0.25% CBL & Associates Properties 6.27%10.56%1.41% Do analysts prefer AKR or CBL? Acadia Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.17%. Given Acadia Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Acadia Realty Trust is more favorable than CBL & Associates Properties.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Acadia Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50CBL & Associates Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AKR or CBL? Acadia Realty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CBL & Associates Properties. CBL & Associates Properties 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcadia Realty Trust$351.87M7.83$19.87M$0.09256.00CBL & Associates Properties$535.29M1.76$6.55M$1.0229.98 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AKR or CBL? 97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of CBL & Associates Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of CBL & Associates Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AKR or CBL? CBL & Associates Properties received 33 more outperform votes than Acadia Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.36% of users gave CBL & Associates Properties an outperform vote while only 52.06% of users gave Acadia Realty Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAcadia Realty TrustOutperform Votes29152.06% Underperform Votes26847.94% CBL & Associates PropertiesOutperform Votes32454.36% Underperform Votes27245.64% Is AKR or CBL a better dividend stock? Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. CBL & Associates Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Acadia Realty Trust pays out 844.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CBL & Associates Properties pays out 156.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CBL & Associates Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk & volatility, AKR or CBL? Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CBL & Associates Properties has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to AKR or CBL? In the previous week, Acadia Realty Trust and Acadia Realty Trust both had 4 articles in the media. Acadia Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat CBL & Associates Properties' score of 0.00 indicating that Acadia Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Acadia Realty Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral CBL & Associates Properties 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryCBL & Associates Properties beats Acadia Realty Trust on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CBL & Associates Properties News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CBL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CBL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCBL & Associates PropertiesReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$887.73M$7.00B$11.84B$20.13BDividend Yield5.54%7.83%5.76%3.65%P/E Ratio29.9850.3825.9942.59Price / Sales1.766.2427.0916.68Price / Cash3.8118.3718.3120.47Price / Book2.962.502.675.90Net Income$6.55M$152.17M$1.07B$1.02B CBL & Associates Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CBLCBL & Associates Properties0.4391 of 5 stars$30.58+5.9%N/A+30.5%$887.73M$535.29M29.98493Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap UpAKRAcadia Realty Trust0.7815 of 5 stars$23.84+3.8%$23.00-3.5%+35.1%$2.85B$338.69M264.89120Short Interest ↑News CoverageROICRetail Opportunity Investments1.7248 of 5 stars$17.47+0.2%$16.20-7.3%+28.6%$2.25B$327.73M37.9870Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGTYGetty Realty1.1603 of 5 stars$31.33+2.6%$34.00+8.5%+12.1%$1.72B$185.85M26.7830Positive NewsALXAlexander's1.1295 of 5 stars$195.02+1.5%$125.00-35.9%-13.5%$996.55M$224.96M21.1170Short Interest ↓BFSSaul Centers3.797 of 5 stars$37.05+1.2%$45.50+22.8%-4.6%$895.60M$257.21M20.14110Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSPGSimon Property Group3.8483 of 5 stars$176.67+1.4%$172.10-2.6%+25.3%$57.64B$5.66B23.533,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsORealty Income4.4252 of 5 stars$56.03+3.1%$62.04+10.7%+0.5%$49.03B$4.08B53.36400Positive NewsKIMKimco Realty4.6439 of 5 stars$23.42+2.2%$24.84+6.1%+11.2%$15.79B$1.78B42.58N/AUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageFRTFederal Realty Investment Trust4.2 of 5 stars$110.00+3.2%$123.92+12.7%+6.8%$9.12B$1.13B31.98320Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageADCAgree Realty2.331 of 5 stars$74.41+3.6%$79.07+6.3%+21.8%$7.70B$537.49M41.1180Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Acadia Realty Trust Alternatives Retail Opportunity Investments Alternatives Getty Realty Alternatives Alexander's Alternatives Saul Centers Alternatives Simon Property Group Alternatives Realty Income Alternatives Kimco Realty Alternatives Federal Realty Investment Trust Alternatives Agree Realty Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:CBL) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s #1 AI Stock” SET TO SOARForget ChatGPT! 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