FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) versus Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) Critical Survey

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

96.1% of Regency Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of FrontView REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

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

Dividends

FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $3.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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 raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for FrontView REIT and Regency Centers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FrontView REIT	1	3	7	2	2.77
Regency Centers	0	11	6	2	2.53

FrontView REIT currently has a consensus price target of $21.83, indicating a potential upside of 11.44%. Regency Centers has a consensus price target of $83.82, indicating a potential upside of 10.16%. Given FrontView REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe FrontView REIT is more favorable than Regency Centers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares FrontView REIT and Regency Centers”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FrontView REIT	$67.11 million	6.61	-$3.83 million	$0.03	653.07
Regency Centers	$1.55 billion	8.97	$527.46 million	$2.95	25.79

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.

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%

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.