Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. GTY scored 73.0, KRG scored 68.0 — GTY leads.
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GTY
Getty Realty Corp.
REIT - Retail · Financial strength
81.4Fin
$27.93 · $1.7B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
2.2
GTY leads
KRG
Kite Realty Group Trust
REIT - Retail · Financial strength
79.2Fin
$24.12 · $4.9B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthGTY+9.0%
Strongest balance sheetGTY0.96
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Fundamentals, head-to-head
GTY
KRG
7.0%A-
Yield
4.8%B+
+9.0%B
Rev
+0.8%C
0.96B
D/E
0.96B
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
GTYGetty Realty Corp.
REIT - Retail · $27.93 · beta 0.75
Why now
REIT - Retail · market cap $1.7b. Down 24% from 52-week high of $36.83 — deep drawdown territory. 7 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $35.57 (implying +27% upside).
Moat
Net margin 43% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma.
Risk
Dividend payout 117% of earnings on a 7.0% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
KRGKite Realty Group Trust
REIT - Retail · $24.12 · beta 0.86
Why now
REIT - Retail · market cap $4.9b. 19% off the 52-week high of $29.92. 10 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $30.00 (implying +24% upside).
Moat
Net margin 42% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 11% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Common questions
Is GTY or KRG the better stock?
GTY scores higher: GTY 73.0, KRG 68.0 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
How are GTY and KRG scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
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