Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX) vs. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLRD) Head to Head Review

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLRD) and Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and Brixmor Property Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00
Brixmor Property Group	0	3	9	2	2.93

Brixmor Property Group has a consensus target price of $34.33, suggesting a potential upside of 16.01%. Given Brixmor Property Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brixmor Property Group is more favorable than Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and Brixmor Property Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust	$95.47 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brixmor Property Group	$1.37 billion	6.62	$386.23 million	$1.40	21.14

Brixmor Property Group has higher revenue and earnings than Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.4% of Brixmor Property Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% 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.

Profitability

This table compares Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and Brixmor Property Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brixmor Property Group	30.82%	14.38%	4.77%

Summary

Brixmor Property Group beats Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust

Headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. is a fully integrated, self-managed commercial real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on owning and operating income-producing retail properties with a primary focus on grocery-anchored centers.

About Brixmor Property Group

Brixmor Property Group, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust, which engages in owning and operating a portfolio of grocery anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New York, NY.