Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) Competitors

Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) and Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (NYSE:HASI) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

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

96.1% of Regency Centers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer REG or HASI?

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital received 377 more outperform votes than Regency Centers when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.51% of users gave Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital an outperform vote while only 46.88% of users gave Regency Centers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Regency Centers	Outperform Votes 45 46.88%	Underperform Votes 51 53.13%
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	Outperform Votes 422 68.51%	Underperform Votes 194 31.49%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, REG or HASI?

Regency Centers has higher revenue and earnings than Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital 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
Regency Centers	$1.45B	9.75	$400.39M	$2.12	36.86
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	$389.11M	8.30	$200.04M	$1.58	17.15

Is REG or HASI more profitable?

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a net margin of 52.15% compared to Regency Centers' net margin of 27.54%. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's return on equity of 11.84% beat Regency Centers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regency Centers	27.54%	5.91%	3.21%
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	52.15%	11.84%	4.07%

Does the media favor REG or HASI?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 7 more articles in the media than Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Regency Centers and 11 mentions for Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Regency Centers' score of 1.00 indicating that Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regency Centers	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is REG or HASI a better dividend stock?

Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. 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. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital pays out 106.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer REG or HASI?

Regency Centers currently has a consensus target price of $78.08, indicating a potential downside of 0.07%. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a consensus target price of $39.71, indicating a potential upside of 46.59%. Given Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is more favorable than Regency Centers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.07

Which has more risk & volatility, REG or HASI?

Regency Centers has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a beta of 1.95, indicating that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital beats Regency Centers on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.