Kimco Realty (KIM) Competitors

Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) and Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is SPG or KIM more profitable?

Simon Property Group has a net margin of 43.36% compared to Kimco Realty's net margin of 19.58%. Simon Property Group's return on equity of 76.21% beat Kimco Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Simon Property Group	43.36%	76.21%	7.61%
Kimco Realty	19.58%	3.68%	1.99%

Does the media refer more to SPG or KIM?

In the previous week, Simon Property Group had 3 more articles in the media than Kimco Realty. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Simon Property Group and 12 mentions for Kimco Realty. Simon Property Group's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Kimco Realty's score of 0.67 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	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Kimco Realty	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SPG or KIM?

Simon Property Group has higher revenue and earnings than Kimco Realty. Simon Property Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kimco Realty, 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	$5.66B	10.39	$2.28B	$7.51	24.00
Kimco Realty	$1.78B	9.41	$654.27M	$0.55	45.25

Do analysts prefer SPG or KIM?

Simon Property Group presently has a consensus target price of $162.78, suggesting a potential downside of 9.70%. Kimco Realty has a consensus target price of $24.14, suggesting a potential downside of 3.01%. Given Kimco Realty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kimco Realty is more favorable than Simon Property Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Simon Property Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Kimco Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SPG or KIM?

93.0% of Simon Property Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Kimco Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of Simon Property Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Kimco Realty shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SPG or KIM?

Simon Property Group received 194 more outperform votes than Kimco Realty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.78% of users gave Simon Property Group an outperform vote while only 65.67% of users gave Kimco Realty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Simon Property Group	Outperform Votes 875 73.78%	Underperform Votes 311 26.22%
Kimco Realty	Outperform Votes 681 65.67%	Underperform Votes 356 34.33%

Which has more risk & volatility, SPG or KIM?

Simon Property Group has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimco Realty has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SPG or KIM a better dividend stock?

Simon Property Group pays an annual dividend of $8.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Kimco Realty pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Simon Property Group pays out 109.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kimco Realty pays out 174.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Simon Property Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Simon Property Group beats Kimco Realty on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.