Head-To-Head Review: Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) versus Site Centers (NYSE:SITC)

Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) and Site Centers (NYSE:SITC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Regency Centers has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Site Centers has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.1% of Regency Centers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Site Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Site Centers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Regency Centers and Site Centers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regency Centers	0	5	6	1	2.67
Site Centers	0	6	1	0	2.14

Regency Centers currently has a consensus price target of $78.42, indicating a potential upside of 10.34%. Site Centers has a consensus price target of $22.25, indicating a potential upside of 155.04%. Given Site Centers’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Site Centers is more favorable than Regency Centers.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regency Centers	27.00%	6.05%	3.22%
Site Centers	189.28%	36.67%	24.66%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Regency Centers and Site Centers”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Regency Centers	$1.45 billion	8.87	$400.39 million	$2.14	33.21
Site Centers	$271.09 million	1.69	$531.82 million	$6.76	1.29

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

Summary

Regency Centers beats Site Centers on 8 of the 15 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 Site Centers

SITE Centers is an owner and manager of open-air shopping centers located in suburban, high household income communities. The Company is a self-administered and self-managed REIT operating as a fully integrated real estate company, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SITC.