Whitestone REIT (WSR) Competitors

Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) and Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is REG or WSR more profitable?

Regency Centers has a net margin of 27.00% compared to Whitestone REIT's net margin of 21.70%. Whitestone REIT's return on equity of 7.76% beat Regency Centers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regency Centers	27.00%	6.05%	3.22%
Whitestone REIT	21.70%	7.76%	2.98%

Which has better valuation & earnings, REG or WSR?

Regency Centers has higher revenue and earnings than Whitestone REIT. Whitestone REIT 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	$1.45B	9.03	$400.39M	$2.14	33.81
Whitestone REIT	$154.28M	4.28	$36.89M	$0.65	19.90

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

96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Whitestone REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Whitestone REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate REG or WSR?

Regency Centers presently has a consensus price target of $78.58, indicating a potential upside of 8.62%. Whitestone REIT has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.95%. Given Whitestone REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Whitestone REIT is more favorable than Regency Centers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Whitestone REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is REG or WSR a better dividend stock?

Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Whitestone REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Regency Centers pays out 131.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Whitestone REIT pays out 83.1% 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 Whitestone REIT has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Whitestone REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, REG or WSR?

Regency Centers has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Whitestone REIT has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to REG or WSR?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 13 more articles in the media than Whitestone REIT. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Regency Centers and 4 mentions for Whitestone REIT. Regency Centers' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Whitestone REIT's score of -0.08 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Whitestone REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

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