Realty Income (O) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SPG or O?

Simon Property Group received 348 more outperform votes than Realty Income when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.68% of users gave Simon Property Group an outperform vote while only 63.92% of users gave Realty Income an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Simon Property Group	Outperform Votes 876 73.68%	Underperform Votes 313 26.32%
Realty Income	Outperform Votes 528 63.92%	Underperform Votes 298 36.08%

Does the media refer more to SPG or O?

In the previous week, Realty Income had 45 more articles in the media than Simon Property Group. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Realty Income and 11 mentions for Simon Property Group. Simon Property Group's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Realty Income's score of 0.78 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Realty Income	32 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, SPG or O?

Simon Property Group has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its stock price is 75% 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.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SPG or O?

Simon Property Group has higher revenue and earnings than Realty Income. Simon Property Group 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
Simon Property Group	$5.66B	10.05	$2.28B	$7.51	23.21
Realty Income	$4.08B	11.72	$872.31M	$1.05	52.02

Do analysts prefer SPG or O?

Simon Property Group presently has a consensus target price of $172.10, indicating a potential downside of 1.25%. Realty Income has a consensus target price of $62.12, indicating a potential upside of 13.72%. Given Realty Income's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Realty Income 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
Realty Income	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21

Is SPG or O more profitable?

Simon Property Group has a net margin of 43.36% compared to Realty Income's net margin of 17.57%. Simon Property Group's return on equity of 76.21% beat Realty Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Simon Property Group	43.36%	76.21%	7.61%
Realty Income	17.57%	2.35%	1.34%

Is SPG or O a better dividend stock?

Simon Property Group pays an annual dividend of $8.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Realty Income pays an annual dividend of $3.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Simon Property Group pays out 111.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

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

93.0% of Simon Property Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of Realty Income shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of Simon Property Group 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Simon Property Group beats Realty Income on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.