Reviewing BRT Apartments (NYSE:BRT) & Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG)

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

29.1% of BRT Apartments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 40.2% of BRT Apartments 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares BRT Apartments and Regency Centers’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BRT Apartments	$93.62 million	3.57	$3.87 million	$0.22	81.41
Regency Centers	$1.37 billion	8.39	$364.56 million	$2.05	30.31

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for BRT Apartments and Regency Centers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BRT Apartments	0	0	2	0	3.00
Regency Centers	0	2	9	0	2.82

BRT Apartments currently has a consensus target price of $22.25, indicating a potential upside of 24.23%. Regency Centers has a consensus target price of $70.09, indicating a potential upside of 12.80%. Given BRT Apartments’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BRT Apartments is more favorable than Regency Centers.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BRT Apartments	5.10%	2.06%	0.67%
Regency Centers	27.31%	5.52%	3.10%

Dividends

BRT Apartments pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. BRT Apartments pays out 454.6% 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 130.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Risk & Volatility

BRT Apartments has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Regency Centers beats BRT Apartments on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BRT Apartments

BRT is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and, to a lesser extent, holds interests in joint ventures that own multi-family properties. As of December 31, 2023, BRT owns or has interests in 28 multi-family properties with 7,707 units in 11 states.

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.