Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) versus Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REGCP) Financial Review

Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REGCP) and Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Regency Centers and Acadia Realty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regency Centers	0	0	0	0	0.00
Acadia Realty Trust	0	3	4	1	2.75

Acadia Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.48%. Given Acadia Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Acadia Realty Trust is more favorable than Regency Centers.

Profitability

This table compares Regency Centers and Acadia Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regency Centers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Acadia Realty Trust	12.14%	1.85%	1.04%

Dividends

Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Acadia Realty Trust pays out 235.3% 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Regency Centers and Acadia Realty Trust”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Regency Centers	$1.62 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Acadia Realty Trust	$410.76 million	6.95	$16.90 million	$0.34	61.13

Acadia Realty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Regency Centers.

Summary

Acadia Realty Trust beats Regency Centers on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Regency Centers

Regency Centers is a preeminent national owner, operator, and developer of shopping centers located in suburban trade areas with compelling demographics. Our portfolio includes thriving properties merchandised with highly productive grocers, restaurants, service providers, and best-in-class retailers that connect to their neighborhoods, communities, and customers. Operating as a fully integrated real estate company, Regency Centers is a qualified real estate investment trust (REIT) that is self-administered, self-managed, and an S&P 500 Index member.

About Acadia Realty Trust

Acadia Realty Trust is an equity real estate investment trust focused on delivering long-term, profitable growth via its dual Core Portfolio and Fund operating platforms and its disciplined, location-driven investment strategy. Acadia Realty Trust is accomplishing this goal by building a best-in-class core real estate portfolio with meaningful concentrations of assets in the nation's most dynamic corridors; making profitable opportunistic and value-add investments through its series of discretionary, institutional funds; and maintaining a strong balance sheet.