Brixmor Property Group (BRX) Competitors

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PECO) and Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Do analysts prefer PECO or BRX?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. currently has a consensus price target of $38.83, suggesting a potential upside of 9.33%. Brixmor Property Group has a consensus price target of $30.75, suggesting a potential upside of 9.53%. Given Brixmor Property Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brixmor Property Group is more favorable than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Brixmor Property Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Is PECO or BRX a better dividend stock?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Brixmor Property Group pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays out 223.6% 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 104.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Brixmor Property Group has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Brixmor Property Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is PECO or BRX more profitable?

Brixmor Property Group has a net margin of 25.27% compared to Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s net margin of 9.91%. Brixmor Property Group's return on equity of 11.39% beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	9.91%	2.64%	1.35%
Brixmor Property Group	25.27%	11.39%	3.85%

Does the media prefer PECO or BRX?

In the previous week, Brixmor Property Group had 8 more articles in the media than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Brixmor Property Group and 15 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. Brixmor Property Group's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s score of 0.85 indicating that Brixmor Property Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brixmor Property Group	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PECO or BRX?

Brixmor Property Group has higher revenue and earnings than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. Brixmor Property Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc., 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
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	$661.39M	6.75	$62.69M	$0.55	64.58
Brixmor Property Group	$1.29B	6.69	$339.27M	$1.10	25.52

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PECO or BRX?

80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Brixmor Property Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Brixmor Property Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, PECO or BRX?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brixmor Property Group has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brixmor Property Group beats Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.