Site Centers (NYSE:SITC) vs. Horizon Group (OTCMKTS:HGPI) Head-To-Head Analysis

Site Centers (NYSE:SITC) and Horizon Group (OTCMKTS:HGPI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Site Centers has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Horizon Group has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Site Centers	189.28%	36.67%	24.66%
Horizon Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Site Centers and Horizon Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Site Centers	$271.09 million	1.67	$531.82 million	$6.76	1.28
Horizon Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Site Centers has higher revenue and earnings than Horizon Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

88.7% of Site Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Site Centers shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Horizon Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Site Centers and Horizon Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Site Centers	1	4	1	0	2.00
Horizon Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Site Centers currently has a consensus price target of $15.30, suggesting a potential upside of 77.43%. Given Site Centers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Site Centers is more favorable than Horizon Group.

Summary

Site Centers beats Horizon Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Site Centers

SITE Centers is an owner and manager of open-air shopping centers located in suburban, high household income communities. The Company is a self-administered and self-managed REIT operating as a fully integrated real estate company, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SITC.

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.