CTO Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO) & Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REGCP) Critical Comparison

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Regency Centers and CTO Realty Growth, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regency Centers	0	0	0	0	0.00
CTO Realty Growth	0	0	5	2	3.29

CTO Realty Growth has a consensus price target of $24.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.62%. Given CTO Realty Growth’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CTO Realty Growth is more favorable than Regency Centers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Regency Centers and CTO Realty Growth”s gross 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
CTO Realty Growth	$149.54 million	5.50	$10.09 million	$1.36	16.14

CTO Realty Growth has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Regency Centers.

Dividends

Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. CTO Realty Growth pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. CTO Realty Growth pays out 111.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

67.2% of CTO Realty Growth shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of CTO Realty Growth shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Regency Centers and CTO Realty Growth’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
CTO Realty Growth	32.63%	8.90%	4.05%

Summary

CTO Realty Growth beats Regency Centers on 10 of the 12 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 CTO Realty Growth

CTO Realty Growth, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns and operates a portfolio of high-quality, retail-based properties located primarily in higher growth markets in the United States. CTO also externally manages and owns a meaningful interest in Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE), a publicly traded net lease REIT.