NNN REIT (NNN) Competitors

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

Is KIM or NNN more profitable?

NNN REIT has a net margin of 45.63% compared to Kimco Realty's net margin of 19.58%. NNN REIT's return on equity of 9.37% beat Kimco Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kimco Realty	19.58%	3.68%	1.99%
NNN REIT	45.63%	9.37%	4.52%

Does the media refer more to KIM or NNN?

In the previous week, Kimco Realty had 2 more articles in the media than NNN REIT. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Kimco Realty and 7 mentions for NNN REIT. Kimco Realty's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat NNN REIT's score of 0.28 indicating that Kimco Realty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kimco Realty	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NNN REIT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate KIM or NNN?

Kimco Realty presently has a consensus price target of $24.83, indicating a potential upside of 6.03%. NNN REIT has a consensus price target of $46.17, indicating a potential upside of 14.42%. Given NNN REIT's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NNN REIT is more favorable than Kimco Realty.

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
NNN REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KIM or NNN?

Kimco Realty received 219 more outperform votes than NNN REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.48% of users gave Kimco Realty an outperform vote while only 63.99% of users gave NNN REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kimco Realty	Outperform Votes 681 65.48%	Underperform Votes 359 34.52%
NNN REIT	Outperform Votes 462 63.99%	Underperform Votes 260 36.01%

Is KIM or NNN a better dividend stock?

Kimco Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. NNN REIT pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Kimco Realty pays out 181.8% 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 pays out 107.4% 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. NNN REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in KIM or NNN?

89.3% of Kimco Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of NNN REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Kimco Realty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of NNN REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, KIM or NNN?

Kimco Realty has higher revenue and earnings than NNN REIT. NNN REIT 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
Kimco Realty	$1.96B	8.04	$654.27M	$0.55	42.58
NNN REIT	$867.02M	8.73	$392.34M	$2.16	18.68

Which has more risk and volatility, KIM or NNN?

Kimco Realty has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NNN REIT has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kimco Realty beats NNN REIT on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.