NNN REIT (NNN) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer NNN or REG?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 9 more articles in the media than NNN REIT. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Regency Centers and 9 mentions for NNN REIT. Regency Centers' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat NNN REIT's score of 0.59 indicating that Regency Centers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NNN REIT	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regency Centers	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

90.0% of NNN REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of NNN REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers 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.

Do analysts rate NNN or REG?

NNN REIT currently has a consensus price target of $44.54, suggesting a potential upside of 9.39%. Regency Centers has a consensus price target of $78.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.36%. Given Regency Centers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Regency Centers is more favorable than NNN REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NNN REIT	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more risk & volatility, NNN or REG?

NNN REIT has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, NNN or REG?

Regency Centers has higher revenue and earnings than NNN REIT. NNN REIT 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
NNN REIT	$869.27M	8.84	$396.83M	$2.10	19.39
Regency Centers	$1.45B	8.78	$400.39M	$2.14	32.87

Is NNN or REG more profitable?

NNN REIT has a net margin of 43.90% compared to Regency Centers' net margin of 27.00%. NNN REIT's return on equity of 9.00% beat Regency Centers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NNN REIT	43.90%	9.00%	4.37%
Regency Centers	27.00%	6.05%	3.22%

Is NNN or REG a better dividend stock?

NNN REIT pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. NNN REIT pays out 114.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Regency Centers pays out 131.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NNN REIT has increased its dividend for 35 consecutive years and Regency Centers has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. NNN REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Regency Centers beats NNN REIT on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.