Reviewing FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) & Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX)

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

Dividends

Brixmor Property Group pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. 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.

Analyst Ratings

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

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%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.4% of Brixmor Property Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Brixmor Property Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of FrontView REIT shares are held by company 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Brixmor Property Group and FrontView REIT”s gross 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	6.43	$386.23 million	$1.40	20.54
FrontView REIT	$69.27 million	6.50	-$3.83 million	$0.03	613.63

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.

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, FrontView REIT has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more 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 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.