Horizon Group (OTCMKTS:HGPI) and Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX) Critical Review

Horizon Group (OTCMKTS:HGPI) and Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

Horizon Group has a beta of 0.03, meaning that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brixmor Property Group has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Horizon Group and Brixmor Property Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Horizon Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brixmor Property Group	$1.29 billion	6.08	$339.27 million	$1.05	24.31

Brixmor Property Group has higher revenue and earnings than Horizon Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.4% of Brixmor Property Group shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of Horizon Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Brixmor Property Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Horizon Group and Brixmor Property Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Horizon Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brixmor Property Group	24.58%	10.97%	3.66%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Horizon Group and Brixmor Property Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Horizon Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Brixmor Property Group	0	2	12	0	2.86

Brixmor Property Group has a consensus target price of $30.30, indicating a potential upside of 18.70%. Given Brixmor Property Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brixmor Property Group is more favorable than Horizon Group.

Summary

Brixmor Property Group beats Horizon Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Horizon Group

Based in Chicago, Illinois, Horizon Group Properties, Inc. has 12 operating factory outlet centers and one power center in 10 states totaling more than 2.6 million square feet.

About Brixmor Property Group

Brixmor Property Group, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust, which engages in owning and operating a portfolio of grocery anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New York, NY.