Head to Head Contrast: Brixmor Property Group (BRX) and Its Peers

Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX) is one of 85 public companies in the “Retail REITs” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Brixmor Property Group to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.4% of Brixmor Property Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of shares of all “Retail REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Brixmor Property Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of shares of all “Retail REITs” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Brixmor Property Group and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brixmor Property Group	0	3	9	2	2.93
Brixmor Property Group Competitors	962	3973	3447	138	2.32

Brixmor Property Group presently has a consensus target price of $32.95, indicating a potential upside of 9.71%. As a group, “Retail REITs” companies have a potential upside of 10.16%. Given Brixmor Property Group’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brixmor Property Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brixmor Property Group	29.96%	14.10%	4.70%
Brixmor Property Group Competitors	30.43%	6.03%	3.25%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Brixmor Property Group and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brixmor Property Group	$1.37 billion	$386.23 million	21.93
Brixmor Property Group Competitors	$816.04 million	$253.68 million	8.87

Brixmor Property Group has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Brixmor Property Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

Brixmor Property Group has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brixmor Property Group’s rivals have a beta of 0.88, indicating that their average share price is 12% less 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 4.1%. Brixmor Property Group pays out 89.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Retail REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 231.9% and pay out 78.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Brixmor Property Group has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Brixmor Property Group lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

Brixmor Property Group beats its rivals on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

Brixmor Property Group Company Profile

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.