Financial Contrast: Brixmor Property Group (BRX) & Its Competitors

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Brixmor Property Group and its peers, as provided 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	3961	3435	135	2.32

Brixmor Property Group currently has a consensus target price of $33.14, suggesting a potential upside of 13.31%. As a group, “Retail REITs” companies have a potential upside of 10.64%. Given Brixmor Property Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Brixmor Property Group is more favorable than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Brixmor Property Group and its peers’ 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	30.46%	6.03%	3.25%

Volatility & Risk

Brixmor Property Group has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brixmor Property Group’s peers have a beta of 0.90, suggesting that their average stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Brixmor Property Group and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brixmor Property Group	$1.42 billion	$386.23 million	21.35
Brixmor Property Group Competitors	$838.03 million	$253.68 million	26.44

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

98.4% of Brixmor Property Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of shares of all “Retail REITs” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Brixmor Property Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of shares of all “Retail REITs” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Brixmor Property Group pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Brixmor Property Group pays out 96.4% 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 232.6% and pay out -36.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Brixmor Property Group has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Brixmor Property Group lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

Brixmor Property Group beats its peers 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.