Head to Head Contrast: Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX) & Summit Hotel Properties (NYSE:INN)

Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX) and Summit Hotel Properties (NYSE:INN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Brixmor Property Group has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Summit Hotel Properties has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.4% of Brixmor Property Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Summit Hotel Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Brixmor Property Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Summit Hotel Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Brixmor Property Group and Summit Hotel Properties”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brixmor Property Group	$1.29 billion	6.18	$339.27 million	$1.11	23.38
Summit Hotel Properties	$731.78 million	0.87	-$12.11 million	$0.18	32.14

Brixmor Property Group has higher revenue and earnings than Summit Hotel Properties. Brixmor Property Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Summit Hotel Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Brixmor Property Group pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Summit Hotel Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Brixmor Property Group pays out 103.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Summit Hotel Properties pays out 177.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Brixmor Property Group and Summit Hotel Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brixmor Property Group	0	3	10	0	2.77
Summit Hotel Properties	0	0	0	0	0.00

Brixmor Property Group presently has a consensus target price of $30.56, suggesting a potential upside of 17.76%. Given Brixmor Property Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brixmor Property Group is more favorable than Summit Hotel Properties.

Profitability

This table compares Brixmor Property Group and Summit Hotel Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brixmor Property Group	26.40%	11.72%	3.87%
Summit Hotel Properties	3.41%	1.87%	0.86%

Summary

Brixmor Property Group beats Summit Hotel Properties on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Summit Hotel Properties

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on owning premium-branded lodging properties with efficient operating models primarily in the upscale segment of the lodging industry. As of November 1, 2023, the Company’s portfolio consisted of 101 assets, 57 of which are wholly owned, with a total of 15,035 guestrooms located in 24 states.