Simon Property vs Ventas
SPG and VTR side by side, both in miscellaneous investing. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SPG and VTR compare
Simon Property is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Ventas ($70.5B against $43.5B).
On earnings, Simon Property is cheaper: it trades at 15.4× trailing earnings, against 157× for Ventas.
Ventas grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (21.5% versus 15.0% for Simon Property).
Both pay dividends: Simon Property yields 4.1% and Ventas 2.4%.
Simon Property scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 7 for Ventas), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | SPG | VTR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $70.5B | $43.5B |
| Share price | $217.75 | $84.80 |
| Change, 1 year | 25.4% | 21.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 27.7% | 57.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.94 | 0.56 |
| Employees | 3,600 | 542 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 15.4× (better) | 157× |
| P/S | 10.2× | 6.8× (better) |
| P/B | 15.9× | 3.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.2× (better) | 18.6× |
| P/FCF | 21.9× | – |
| PEG | 0.52 | – |
| FCF yield | 4.6% | – |
| Fair value | $214.00 | $39.33 |
| Margin of safety | −1.7% (better) | −116% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.0% | 21.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.7% | 9.0% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 119% (better) | 25.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 31.6% (better) | −14.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 47.4% | – |
| FCF margin | 46.4% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 112% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.02 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 0.03 |
| Interest coverage | 3.1× | – |
| Altman Z-score | 1.52 | 1.65 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.1% (better) | 2.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.3% (better) | −2.2% |
| Buyback yield | – | −8.8% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.1% (better) | −6.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 93.5% | 102% |
| Held by insiders | 4.0% | 0.46% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$448K (better) | −$19.0M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.2% | 3.2% |
Go deeper
- SPG stock overview
- SPG income statement
- SPG valuation and score
- VTR stock overview
- VTR income statement
- VTR valuation and score
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