Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. KIM scored 69.0, KRG scored 68.0 — KIM leads.
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KIM
Kimco Realty Corporation
REIT - Retail · Financial strength
75.7Fin
$22.45 · $15.1B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
3.5
KRG 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 growthKIM+5.1%
Strongest balance sheetKIM0.85
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Fundamentals, head-to-head
KIM
KRG
5.1%A-
Yield
4.8%B+
+5.1%C+
Rev
+0.8%C
0.85B+
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
KIMKimco Realty Corporation
REIT - Retail · $22.45 · beta 0.96
Why now
REIT - Retail · market cap $15.1b. 16% off the 52-week high of $26.65. 21 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $26.51 (implying +18% upside).
Moat
Net margin 28% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close.
Risk
Dividend payout 121% of earnings on a 5.1% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. ROE 6% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
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 KIM or KRG the better stock?
KIM scores higher: KIM 69.0, 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 KIM 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?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.