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

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FrontView REIT	$69.27 million	6.50	-$3.83 million	$0.03	613.63
Brixmor Property Group	$1.37 billion	6.43	$386.23 million	$1.40	20.54

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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for FrontView REIT and Brixmor Property Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

FrontView REIT currently has a consensus target price of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.22%. Brixmor Property Group has a consensus target price of $34.55, indicating a potential upside of 20.14%. Given FrontView REIT’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FrontView REIT is more favorable than Brixmor Property Group.

Dividends

FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Brixmor Property Group pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. 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 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. Brixmor Property Group has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Volatility and Risk

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

Summary

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

About FrontView REIT

FrontView REIT specializes in real estate investing.

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.