Brixmor Property Group (BRX) Competitors

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

Is BRX or PECO 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
Brixmor Property Group	25.27%	11.39%	3.85%
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	9.91%	2.64%	1.35%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BRX or PECO?

98.4% of Brixmor Property Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Brixmor Property Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BRX or PECO?

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
Brixmor Property Group	$1.29B	6.29	$339.27M	$1.10	23.99
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	$661.39M	6.44	$62.69M	$0.55	61.67

Which has more volatility and risk, BRX or PECO?

Brixmor Property Group has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BRX or PECO a better dividend stock?

Brixmor Property Group pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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. 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 has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Brixmor Property Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer BRX or PECO?

In the previous week, Brixmor Property Group had 5 more articles in the media than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Brixmor Property Group and 4 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Brixmor Property Group's score of 1.31 indicating that Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brixmor Property Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate BRX or PECO?

Brixmor Property Group currently has a consensus price target of $30.08, indicating a potential upside of 14.00%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a consensus price target of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.50%. Given Brixmor Property Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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
Brixmor Property Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Brixmor Property Group beats Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.