Simon Property Group (SPG) Competitors

Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) and Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.

Do analysts recommend REG or SPG?

Regency Centers currently has a consensus price target of $78.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.34%. Simon Property Group has a consensus price target of $178.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.61%. Given Regency Centers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Regency Centers is more favorable than Simon Property Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Simon Property Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has more risk and volatility, REG or SPG?

Regency Centers has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Simon Property Group has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer REG or SPG?

In the previous week, Simon Property Group had 7 more articles in the media than Regency Centers. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Simon Property Group and 9 mentions for Regency Centers. Regency Centers' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Simon Property Group's score of 1.22 indicating that Regency Centers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regency Centers	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Simon Property Group	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is REG or SPG a better dividend stock?

Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Simon Property Group pays an annual dividend of $8.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Regency Centers pays out 133.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Simon Property Group pays out 133.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Regency Centers has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Simon Property Group has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Is REG or SPG more profitable?

Simon Property Group has a net margin of 35.98% compared to Regency Centers' net margin of 27.21%. Simon Property Group's return on equity of 67.32% beat Regency Centers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regency Centers	27.21%	5.98%	3.22%
Simon Property Group	35.98%	67.32%	6.56%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of REG or SPG?

96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.0% of Simon Property Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Simon Property Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, REG or SPG?

Simon Property Group has higher revenue and earnings than Regency Centers. Simon Property Group 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
Regency Centers	$1.47B	8.57	$400.39M	$2.12	32.75
Simon Property Group	$5.96B	8.83	$2.37B	$6.28	25.70

Summary

Simon Property Group beats Regency Centers on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.