Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM) & Tanger (NYSE:SKT) Head to Head Review

Tanger (NYSE:SKT) and Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Tanger and Kimco Realty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tanger	19.15%	15.75%	4.33%
Kimco Realty	28.24%	5.60%	3.01%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Tanger and Kimco Realty, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tanger	0	6	2	1	2.44
Kimco Realty	0	8	4	1	2.46

Tanger currently has a consensus target price of $36.13, indicating a potential upside of 12.14%. Kimco Realty has a consensus target price of $24.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.42%. Given Kimco Realty’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kimco Realty is more favorable than Tanger.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tanger and Kimco Realty”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tanger	$526.06 million	7.05	$98.60 million	$0.94	34.27
Kimco Realty	$2.04 billion	6.76	$410.79 million	$0.83	24.51

Kimco Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Tanger. Kimco Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tanger, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Tanger pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Kimco Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Tanger pays out 124.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kimco Realty pays out 120.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Tanger has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Kimco Realty has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Kimco Realty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.2% of Tanger shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Kimco Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Tanger shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Kimco Realty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Tanger has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimco Realty has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kimco Realty beats Tanger on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tanger

Tanger Inc. (NYSE: SKT) is a leading owner and operator of outlet and open-air retail shopping destinations, with over 43 years of expertise in the retail and outlet shopping industries. Tanger’s portfolio of 38 outlet centers, one adjacent managed center and one open-air lifestyle center comprises over 15 million square feet well positioned across tourist destinations and vibrant markets in 20 U.S. states and Canada. A publicly traded REIT since 1993, Tanger continues to innovate the retail experience for its shoppers with over 3,000 stores operated by more than 700 different brand name companies. Tanger is furnishing a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that includes a supplemental information package for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.

About Kimco Realty

Kimco Realty Corp. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) headquartered in New Hyde Park, N.Y., that is one of North America’s largest publicly traded owners and operators of open-air shopping centers. As of December 31, 2018, the company owned interests in 437 U.S. shopping centers comprising 76 million square feet of leasable space primarily concentrated in the top major metropolitan markets.