Analyzing FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) and Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX)

Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX) and FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Brixmor Property Group and FrontView REIT, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brixmor Property Group	0	3	8	2	2.92
FrontView REIT	0	4	7	2	2.85

Brixmor Property Group currently has a consensus price target of $34.80, indicating a potential upside of 24.35%. FrontView REIT has a consensus price target of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.15%. Given FrontView REIT’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FrontView REIT is more favorable than Brixmor Property Group.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Brixmor Property Group and FrontView REIT”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brixmor Property Group	$1.37 billion	6.26	$386.23 million	$1.40	19.99
FrontView REIT	$67.11 million	6.35	-$3.83 million	$0.03	580.70

Brixmor Property Group has higher revenue and earnings than FrontView REIT. Brixmor Property Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FrontView REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brixmor Property Group	30.82%	14.38%	4.77%
FrontView REIT	2.10%	0.29%	0.17%

Volatility & Risk

Brixmor Property Group has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FrontView REIT has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Brixmor Property Group pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Brixmor Property Group pays out 87.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FrontView REIT pays out 2,866.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brixmor Property Group has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.4% of Brixmor Property Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Brixmor Property Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of FrontView REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Brixmor Property Group beats FrontView REIT on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About FrontView REIT

FrontView REIT specializes in real estate investing.