Critical Comparison: Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) & Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT)

Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) and Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Regency Centers and Universal Health Realty Income Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regency Centers	0	2	9	2	3.00
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00

Regency Centers presently has a consensus price target of $77.08, indicating a potential upside of 3.88%. Given Regency Centers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Regency Centers is more favorable than Universal Health Realty Income Trust.

Dividends

Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Universal Health Realty Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Regency Centers pays out 132.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Universal Health Realty Income Trust pays out 222.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of Universal Health Realty Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Universal Health Realty Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Regency Centers and Universal Health Realty Income Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regency Centers	27.78%	5.85%	3.21%
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	18.41%	9.44%	3.07%

Risk and Volatility

Regency Centers has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Health Realty Income Trust has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Regency Centers and Universal Health Realty Income Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Regency Centers	$1.44 billion	9.35	$364.56 million	$2.13	34.84
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	$95.57 million	6.04	$15.40 million	$1.31	31.79

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

Summary

Regency Centers beats Universal Health Realty Income Trust on 14 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 Universal Health Realty Income Trust

Universal Health Realty Income Trust, a real estate investment trust, invests in healthcare and human-service related facilities including acute care hospitals, behavioral health care hospitals, specialty facilities, medical/office buildings, free-standing emergency departments and childcare centers. We have investments or commitments in seventy-six properties located in twenty-one states.