Horizon Group (OTCMKTS:HGPI) vs. Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) Head-To-Head Survey

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Horizon Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Horizon Group has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Acadia Realty Trust and Horizon Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadia Realty Trust	5.31%	0.79%	0.45%
Horizon Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Acadia Realty Trust and Horizon Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acadia Realty Trust	$359.69 million	7.31	$21.65 million	$0.16	125.42
Horizon Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Acadia Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Horizon Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Acadia Realty Trust and Horizon Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadia Realty Trust	0	1	3	0	2.75
Horizon Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Acadia Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.11%. Given Acadia Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Acadia Realty Trust is more favorable than Horizon Group.

Summary

Acadia Realty Trust beats Horizon Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Acadia Realty Trust

Acadia Realty Trust is an equity real estate investment trust focused on delivering long-term, profitable growth via its dual Core Portfolio and Fund operating platforms and its disciplined, location-driven investment strategy. Acadia Realty Trust is accomplishing this goal by building a best-in-class core real estate portfolio with meaningful concentrations of assets in the nation's most dynamic corridors; making profitable opportunistic and value-add investments through its series of discretionary, institutional funds; and maintaining a strong balance sheet.

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.