Kimco Realty (KIM) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings and 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	$5.96B	9.08	$2.37B	$7.26	22.85
Kimco Realty	$2.04B	7.07	$410.79M	$0.56	37.84

Is SPG or KIM more profitable?

Simon Property Group has a net margin of 41.49% compared to Kimco Realty's net margin of 20.17%. Simon Property Group's return on equity of 74.02% beat Kimco Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Simon Property Group	41.49%	74.02%	7.46%
Kimco Realty	20.17%	3.82%	2.07%

Does the media favor SPG or KIM?

In the previous week, Simon Property Group had 15 more articles in the media than Kimco Realty. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Simon Property Group and 15 mentions for Kimco Realty. Simon Property Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Kimco Realty's score of 1.25 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	22 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kimco Realty	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, SPG or KIM?

Simon Property Group has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimco Realty has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SPG or KIM?

Simon Property Group received 198 more outperform votes than Kimco Realty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.62% of users gave Simon Property Group an outperform vote while only 65.04% of users gave Kimco Realty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Simon Property Group	Outperform Votes 879 73.62%	Underperform Votes 315 26.38%
Kimco Realty	Outperform Votes 681 65.04%	Underperform Votes 366 34.96%

Is SPG or KIM a better dividend stock?

Simon Property Group pays an annual dividend of $8.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Kimco Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Simon Property Group pays out 115.7% 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 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. Simon Property Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer SPG or KIM?

Simon Property Group presently has a consensus price target of $180.33, suggesting a potential upside of 8.69%. Kimco Realty has a consensus price target of $24.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.62%. Given Kimco Realty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Kimco Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals and insiders 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Simon Property Group beats Kimco Realty on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.