Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) versus Its Competitors Head-To-Head Contrast

Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) is one of 85 public companies in the “Retail REITs” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Acadia Realty Trust to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and profitability.

Dividends

Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 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. As a group, “Retail REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 230.5% and pay out 78.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Acadia Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Acadia Realty Trust lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Volatility and Risk

Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Realty Trust’s competitors have a beta of 0.88, indicating that their average share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of shares of all “Retail REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of shares of all “Retail REITs” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Acadia Realty Trust and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadia Realty Trust	10.23%	1.54%	0.87%
Acadia Realty Trust Competitors	30.43%	6.03%	3.25%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Acadia Realty Trust and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acadia Realty Trust	$410.76 million	$16.90 million	57.87
Acadia Realty Trust Competitors	$817.47 million	$253.68 million	27.08

Acadia Realty Trust’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Acadia Realty Trust. Acadia Realty Trust is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Acadia Realty Trust and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadia Realty Trust	0	3	4	1	2.75
Acadia Realty Trust Competitors	962	3969	3445	136	2.32

Acadia Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $23.80, indicating a potential upside of 20.97%. As a group, “Retail REITs” companies have a potential upside of 9.34%. Given Acadia Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Acadia Realty Trust is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Acadia Realty Trust competitors beat Acadia Realty Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Acadia Realty Trust Company Profile

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.