Arbor Realty Trust (ABR) Competitors

Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX) and Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BRX or ABR?

98.4% of Brixmor Property Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.3% of Arbor Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Brixmor Property Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Arbor Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, BRX or ABR?

Brixmor Property Group has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arbor Realty Trust has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BRX or ABR?

In the previous week, Brixmor Property Group had 8 more articles in the media than Arbor Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Brixmor Property Group and 4 mentions for Arbor Realty Trust. Brixmor Property Group's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Arbor Realty Trust's score of 0.89 indicating that Brixmor Property Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brixmor Property Group	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arbor Realty Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer BRX or ABR?

Brixmor Property Group currently has a consensus target price of $30.40, suggesting a potential upside of 18.90%. Arbor Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $13.20, suggesting a potential upside of 31.87%. Given Arbor Realty Trust's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Arbor Realty Trust is more favorable than Brixmor Property Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brixmor Property Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Arbor Realty Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BRX or ABR?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brixmor Property Group	$1.30B	6.01	$339.27M	$1.05	24.35
Arbor Realty Trust	$596.64M	3.22	$264.64M	$1.04	9.63

Is BRX or ABR a better dividend stock?

Brixmor Property Group pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Arbor Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Brixmor Property Group pays out 109.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Arbor Realty Trust pays out 115.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brixmor Property Group has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Is BRX or ABR more profitable?

Brixmor Property Group has a net margin of 26.40% compared to Arbor Realty Trust's net margin of 22.66%. Arbor Realty Trust's return on equity of 14.75% beat Brixmor Property Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brixmor Property Group	26.40%	11.72%	3.87%
Arbor Realty Trust	22.66%	14.75%	2.65%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BRX or ABR?

Brixmor Property Group received 160 more outperform votes than Arbor Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.38% of users gave Arbor Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 59.81% of users gave Brixmor Property Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brixmor Property Group	Outperform Votes 448 59.81%	Underperform Votes 301 40.19%
Arbor Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 288 60.38%	Underperform Votes 189 39.62%

Summary

Brixmor Property Group beats Arbor Realty Trust on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.