Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) vs. Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) Head-To-Head Comparison

Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) and Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Volatility & Risk

Regency Centers has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpine Income Property Trust has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $3.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Alpine Income Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. 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. Alpine Income Property Trust pays out 631.6% 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 has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Alpine Income Property Trust has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Regency Centers and Alpine Income Property Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Regency Centers	$1.55 billion	9.06	$527.46 million	$2.95	26.05
Alpine Income Property Trust	$60.53 million	5.73	-$2.66 million	$0.19	103.68

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

Profitability

This table compares Regency Centers and Alpine Income Property Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regency Centers	34.38%	8.04%	4.26%
Alpine Income Property Trust	9.36%	2.11%	0.91%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Regency Centers and Alpine Income Property Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regency Centers	0	11	6	2	2.53
Alpine Income Property Trust	0	4	5	2	2.82

Regency Centers presently has a consensus price target of $83.82, suggesting a potential upside of 9.06%. Alpine Income Property Trust has a consensus price target of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.14%. Given Alpine Income Property Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alpine Income Property Trust is more favorable than Regency Centers.

Summary

Regency Centers beats Alpine Income Property Trust on 13 of the 17 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 Alpine Income Property Trust

Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that seeks to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns and dependable cash dividends by investing in, owning and operating a portfolio of single tenant net leased properties that are predominately leased to high-quality publicly traded and credit-rated tenants.