First American Financial (FAF) Competitors

First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) and Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Is FAF or BRX more profitable?

Brixmor Property Group has a net margin of 25.27% compared to First American Financial's net margin of 2.90%. Brixmor Property Group's return on equity of 11.39% beat First American Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First American Financial	2.90%	10.41%	3.33%
Brixmor Property Group	25.27%	11.39%	3.85%

Does the media prefer FAF or BRX?

In the previous week, First American Financial had 10 more articles in the media than Brixmor Property Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for First American Financial and 9 mentions for Brixmor Property Group. Brixmor Property Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat First American Financial's score of 0.61 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
First American Financial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FAF or BRX?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First American Financial	$6.13B	1.09	$131.10M	$1.81	36.36
Brixmor Property Group	$1.29B	6.29	$339.27M	$1.10	23.99

Is FAF or BRX a better dividend stock?

First American Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 119.3% 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. First American Financial has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Brixmor Property Group has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Brixmor Property Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer FAF or BRX?

First American Financial currently has a consensus target price of $75.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.97%. Brixmor Property Group has a consensus target price of $30.08, suggesting a potential upside of 14.00%. Given Brixmor Property Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brixmor Property Group is more favorable than First American Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First American Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Brixmor Property Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more volatility & risk, FAF or BRX?

First American Financial has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brixmor Property Group has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FAF or BRX?

89.1% of First American Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Brixmor Property Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of First American Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Brixmor Property Group shares are held by 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.

Summary

Brixmor Property Group beats First American Financial on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.