EPR Properties (EPR) Competitors

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) and Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EPR or REG?

Regency Centers has higher revenue and earnings than EPR Properties. Regency Centers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EPR Properties, 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
EPR Properties	$698.07M	6.39	$146.07M	$1.63	35.98
Regency Centers	$1.45B	8.72	$400.39M	$2.12	32.96

Does the media favor EPR or REG?

In the previous week, EPR Properties had 9 more articles in the media than Regency Centers. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for EPR Properties and 9 mentions for Regency Centers. EPR Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Regency Centers' score of 0.81 indicating that EPR Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EPR Properties	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regency Centers	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, EPR or REG?

EPR Properties has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is EPR or REG a better dividend stock?

EPR Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. EPR Properties pays out 217.2% 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. EPR Properties has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Regency Centers has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Is EPR or REG more profitable?

Regency Centers has a net margin of 27.21% compared to EPR Properties' net margin of 21.13%. EPR Properties' return on equity of 6.30% beat Regency Centers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EPR Properties	21.13%	6.30%	2.65%
Regency Centers	27.21%	5.98%	3.22%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EPR or REG?

74.7% of EPR Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of EPR Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend EPR or REG?

EPR Properties presently has a consensus price target of $57.29, indicating a potential downside of 2.33%. Regency Centers has a consensus price target of $77.54, indicating a potential upside of 10.98%. Given Regency Centers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Regency Centers is more favorable than EPR Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EPR Properties	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Summary

Regency Centers beats EPR Properties on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.