Ventas (VTR) Competitors

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) and Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to VTR or REG?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 2 more articles in the media than Ventas. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Regency Centers and 17 mentions for Ventas. Ventas' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Regency Centers' score of 0.59 indicating that Ventas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ventas	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regency Centers	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VTR or REG?

94.2% of Ventas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Ventas 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend VTR or REG?

Ventas currently has a consensus target price of $72.90, suggesting a potential upside of 15.84%. Regency Centers has a consensus target price of $78.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.18%. Given Ventas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ventas is more favorable than Regency Centers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ventas	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VTR or REG?

Regency Centers has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ventas. Regency Centers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ventas, 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
Ventas	$4.92B	5.77	$81.15M	$0.33	190.70
Regency Centers	$1.45B	8.84	$400.39M	$2.12	33.39

Is VTR or REG a better dividend stock?

Ventas pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Ventas pays out 581.8% 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 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. Ventas has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Regency Centers has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Regency Centers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, VTR or REG?

Ventas has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is VTR or REG more profitable?

Regency Centers has a net margin of 27.21% compared to Ventas' net margin of 2.80%. Regency Centers' return on equity of 5.98% beat Ventas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ventas	2.80%	1.36%	0.56%
Regency Centers	27.21%	5.98%	3.22%

Summary

Regency Centers beats Ventas on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.