Kimco Realty (KIM) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, KIM or O?

Realty Income has higher revenue and earnings than Kimco Realty. Kimco Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Realty Income, 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
Kimco Realty	$2.04B	7.12	$410.79M	$0.56	38.40
Realty Income	$4.08B	12.22	$872.31M	$1.05	54.22

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KIM or O?

Kimco Realty received 152 more outperform votes than Realty Income when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.23% of users gave Kimco Realty an outperform vote while only 63.89% of users gave Realty Income an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kimco Realty	Outperform Votes 681 65.23%	Underperform Votes 363 34.77%
Realty Income	Outperform Votes 529 63.89%	Underperform Votes 299 36.11%

Does the media prefer KIM or O?

In the previous week, Realty Income had 33 more articles in the media than Kimco Realty. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Realty Income and 7 mentions for Kimco Realty. Realty Income's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Kimco Realty's score of 0.49 indicating that Realty Income is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kimco Realty	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Realty Income	30 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is KIM or O more profitable?

Kimco Realty has a net margin of 20.17% compared to Realty Income's net margin of 17.57%. Kimco Realty's return on equity of 3.82% beat Realty Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kimco Realty	20.17%	3.82%	2.07%
Realty Income	17.57%	2.35%	1.34%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KIM or O?

89.3% of Kimco Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of Realty Income shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Kimco Realty shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Realty Income shares are owned by company 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 KIM or O a better dividend stock?

Kimco Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Realty Income pays an annual dividend of $3.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Kimco Realty pays out 178.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Realty Income pays out 301.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility and risk, KIM or O?

Kimco Realty has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Realty Income has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer KIM or O?

Kimco Realty presently has a consensus price target of $24.83, indicating a potential upside of 15.47%. Realty Income has a consensus price target of $62.21, indicating a potential upside of 9.26%. Given Kimco Realty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Kimco Realty is more favorable than Realty Income.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kimco Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Realty Income	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

Summary

Kimco Realty beats Realty Income on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.