Regency Centers (REG) Competitors

Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) and Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the media refer more to REG or CPT?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 4 more articles in the media than Camden Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Regency Centers and 10 mentions for Camden Property Trust. Camden Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Regency Centers' score of 0.55 indicating that Camden Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regency Centers	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Camden Property Trust	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is REG or CPT more profitable?

Camden Property Trust has a net margin of 28.78% compared to Regency Centers' net margin of 27.31%. Camden Property Trust's return on equity of 8.92% beat Regency Centers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regency Centers	27.31%	5.52%	3.10%
Camden Property Trust	28.78%	8.92%	4.82%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor REG or CPT?

Camden Property Trust received 558 more outperform votes than Regency Centers when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.49% of users gave Camden Property Trust an outperform vote while only 37.84% of users gave Regency Centers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Regency Centers	Outperform Votes 28 37.84%	Underperform Votes 46 62.16%
Camden Property Trust	Outperform Votes 586 59.49%	Underperform Votes 399 40.51%

Which has more volatility and risk, REG or CPT?

Regency Centers has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Camden Property Trust has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

96.1% of Regency Centers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Camden Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Camden Property Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, REG or CPT?

Camden Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Regency Centers. Camden Property Trust 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	$1.32B	8.51	$364.56M	$2.05	29.70
Camden Property Trust	$1.54B	7.36	$403.31M	$4.08	26.10

Do analysts rate REG or CPT?

Regency Centers presently has a consensus target price of $70.18, indicating a potential upside of 15.26%. Camden Property Trust has a consensus target price of $108.36, indicating a potential upside of 1.75%. Given Regency Centers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Regency Centers is more favorable than Camden Property Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Camden Property Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24

Is REG or CPT a better dividend stock?

Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Camden Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Regency Centers pays out 130.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Camden Property Trust pays out 101.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Camden Property Trust beats Regency Centers on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.