Head-To-Head Contrast: Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) & FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR)

FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) and Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Dividends

FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $3.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. FrontView REIT pays out 2,866.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Regency Centers pays out 102.4% 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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

96.1% of Regency Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of FrontView REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares FrontView REIT and Regency Centers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FrontView REIT	2.10%	0.29%	0.17%
Regency Centers	34.38%	8.04%	4.26%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for FrontView REIT and Regency Centers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FrontView REIT	0	4	7	2	2.85
Regency Centers	0	11	6	2	2.53

FrontView REIT currently has a consensus target price of $21.94, suggesting a potential upside of 10.90%. Regency Centers has a consensus target price of $83.82, suggesting a potential upside of 9.27%. Given FrontView REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe FrontView REIT is more favorable than Regency Centers.

Volatility & Risk

FrontView REIT has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares FrontView REIT and Regency Centers”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FrontView REIT	$67.11 million	7.21	-$3.83 million	$0.03	659.57
Regency Centers	$1.55 billion	9.04	$527.46 million	$2.95	26.00

Regency Centers has higher revenue and earnings than FrontView REIT. Regency Centers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FrontView REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Regency Centers beats FrontView REIT on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FrontView REIT

FrontView REIT specializes in real estate investing.

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.