Tanger (SKT) Competitors

Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) and Tanger (NYSE:SKT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AKR or SKT?

Tanger has higher revenue and earnings than Acadia Realty Trust. Tanger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadia Realty Trust, 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
Acadia Realty Trust	$359.69M	6.80	$21.65M	$0.16	116.78
Tanger	$526.06M	6.82	$98.60M	$0.84	37.72

Is AKR or SKT a better dividend stock?

Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Tanger pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Acadia Realty Trust pays out 500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Tanger pays out 139.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Acadia Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Tanger has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Is AKR or SKT more profitable?

Tanger has a net margin of 17.65% compared to Acadia Realty Trust's net margin of 5.36%. Tanger's return on equity of 15.13% beat Acadia Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadia Realty Trust	5.36%	0.81%	0.45%
Tanger	17.65%	15.13%	4.03%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AKR or SKT?

97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Tanger shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Tanger shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, AKR or SKT?

Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tanger has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AKR or SKT?

Acadia Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.80%. Tanger has a consensus price target of $36.56, indicating a potential upside of 15.36%. Given Acadia Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Acadia Realty Trust is more favorable than Tanger.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadia Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Tanger	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Does the media favor AKR or SKT?

In the previous week, Tanger had 3 more articles in the media than Acadia Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Tanger and 1 mentions for Acadia Realty Trust. Acadia Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Tanger's score of 1.76 indicating that Acadia Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acadia Realty Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Tanger	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Tanger beats Acadia Realty Trust on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.