Contrasting Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) & Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE)

Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) and Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust and Regency Centers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpine Income Property Trust	9.36%	2.11%	0.91%
Regency Centers	34.38%	8.04%	4.26%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust 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
Alpine Income Property Trust	$60.53 million	5.75	-$2.66 million	$0.19	103.89
Regency Centers	$1.55 billion	9.01	$527.46 million	$2.95	25.93

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

Dividends

Alpine Income Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $3.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Alpine Income Property Trust pays out 631.6% 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. Alpine Income Property Trust has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Regency Centers has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Alpine Income Property Trust 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Alpine Income Property Trust has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Alpine Income Property Trust and Regency Centers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpine Income Property Trust	0	4	5	2	2.82
Regency Centers	0	10	7	2	2.58

Alpine Income Property Trust presently has a consensus target price of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.92%. Regency Centers has a consensus target price of $83.82, indicating a potential upside of 9.59%. Given Regency Centers’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Regency Centers is more favorable than Alpine Income Property Trust.

Summary

Regency Centers beats Alpine Income Property Trust on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alpine Income Property Trust

Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that seeks to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns and dependable cash dividends by investing in, owning and operating a portfolio of single tenant net leased properties that are predominately leased to high-quality publicly traded and credit-rated tenants.

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.