FAF vs. BRX, ESNT, FNF, KIM, KNSL, MAS, MTG, PHM, STC, and WY
Should you be buying First American Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First American Financial include Brixmor Property Group (BRX), Essent Group (ESNT), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), Kimco Realty (KIM), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Masco (MAS), MGIC Investment (MTG), PulteGroup (PHM), Stewart Information Services (STC), and Weyerhaeuser (WY).
First American Financial vs. Its Competitors
First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) and Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Brixmor Property Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First American Financial. Brixmor Property Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First American Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Brixmor Property Group has a net margin of 24.58% compared to First American Financial's net margin of 2.52%. Brixmor Property Group's return on equity of 10.97% beat First American Financial's return on equity.
89.1% of First American Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Brixmor Property Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of First American Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Brixmor Property Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
First American Financial has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brixmor Property Group has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, First American Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Brixmor Property Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First American Financial and 2 mentions for Brixmor Property Group. Brixmor Property Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat First American Financial's score of 0.74 indicating that Brixmor Property Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
First American Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Brixmor Property Group pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. First American Financial pays out 143.0% 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 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. First American Financial has raised its dividend for 15 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 lower payout ratio.
First American Financial currently has a consensus target price of $75.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.58%. Brixmor Property Group has a consensus target price of $30.30, indicating a potential upside of 16.51%. Given First American Financial's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First American Financial is more favorable than Brixmor Property Group.
Summary
Brixmor Property Group beats First American Financial on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:FAF) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff