St. Joe (JOE) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, BRX or JOE?

Brixmor Property Group has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, St. Joe has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BRX or JOE?

In the previous week, St. Joe had 6 more articles in the media than Brixmor Property Group. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for St. Joe and 21 mentions for Brixmor Property Group. Brixmor Property Group's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat St. Joe's score of 0.27 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
St. Joe	6 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BRX or JOE?

Brixmor Property Group has higher revenue and earnings than St. Joe. Brixmor Property Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than St. Joe, 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	6.06	$339.27M	$1.10	23.14
St. Joe	$426.62M	6.77	$74.19M	$1.42	35.10

Do analysts recommend BRX or JOE?

Brixmor Property Group presently has a consensus price target of $30.08, suggesting a potential upside of 18.21%. Given Brixmor Property Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brixmor Property Group is more favorable than St. Joe.

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
St. Joe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is BRX or JOE more profitable?

Brixmor Property Group has a net margin of 25.27% compared to St. Joe's net margin of 19.39%. Brixmor Property Group's return on equity of 11.39% beat St. Joe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brixmor Property Group	25.27%	11.39%	3.85%
St. Joe	19.39%	11.19%	5.35%

Is BRX or JOE a better dividend stock?

Brixmor Property Group pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. St. Joe pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. 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. St. Joe pays out 39.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brixmor Property Group has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and St. Joe has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Brixmor Property Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BRX or JOE?

98.4% of Brixmor Property Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of St. Joe shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Brixmor Property Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of St. Joe 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.

Summary

Brixmor Property Group beats St. Joe on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.