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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regency Centers Corporation (“Regency Centers” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: REG) will announce its first quarter 2025 earnings results on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, after the market closes. The Company's earnings release and supplemental information package will be posted on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website – investors.regencycenters.com. The Company will host an earnings conference call on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. ET.

We are reconsidering REIT preferred stocks due to improved spreads, focusing on safe options with yields above 6.5%, starting with Regency Centers Corporation. Regency Centers, a leader in managing shopping centers, has a solid credit rating (A3 by Moody's, A by S&P) and strong financial metrics. REG's preferred stocks, REGCO and REGCP, offer attractive yields (6.69% and 6.70%) and are rated Baa2, despite lacking formal credit ratings.

According to the analysts at Goldman Sachs,

Newly public REITs often carry too much debt, influenced by private equity origins, leading to financial instability and the need for deleveraging. High dividend payouts can hinder growth; successful REITs maintain lower payout ratios to invest retained cash and ensure sustainable earnings growth. Quality of earnings is crucial; persistent property lease earnings are preferable over ephemeral earnings from construction, loans, or asset management.

In a bid to expand its portfolio, REG acquires a premier retail destination in the high-growth market of Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regency Centers Corporation (“Regency Centers” or the “Company”), a leading national owner, operator, and developer of open-air shopping centers, has announced the acquisition of Brentwood Place Shopping Center, a community center and premier retail destination in Brentwood, TN, one of Nashville's most attractive submarkets.

REG's premium portfolio of necessity-driven grocery-anchored shopping centers and strategic expansion augur well for growth.

Retail REITs are in high demand. They enjoy steady rent growth due to undersupply. But not all retail REITs are equally attractive.

REG to gain from a premium portfolio of grocery-anchored shopping centers, strategic buyouts and solid balance sheet. Growing e-commerce adoption is a concern.