Analyzing Realty Income (NYSE:O) & Horizon Group (OTCMKTS:HGPI)

Realty Income (NYSE:O) and Horizon Group (OTCMKTS:HGPI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Realty Income and Horizon Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Realty Income	$5.55 billion	9.44	$860.77 million	$1.08	52.71
Horizon Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Realty Income has higher revenue and earnings than Horizon Group.

Risk and Volatility

Realty Income has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Horizon Group has a beta of -0.11, meaning that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Realty Income and Horizon Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Realty Income	0	11	3	0	2.21
Horizon Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Realty Income currently has a consensus target price of $62.33, indicating a potential upside of 9.49%. Given Realty Income’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Realty Income is more favorable than Horizon Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

70.8% of Realty Income shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Realty Income shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Horizon Group shares are held by company 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.

Profitability

This table compares Realty Income and Horizon Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Realty Income	16.77%	2.34%	1.32%
Horizon Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Realty Income beats Horizon Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Realty Income

Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company, is an S&P 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index. We invest in people and places to deliver dependable monthly dividends that increase over time. The company is structured as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), and its monthly dividends are supported by the cash flow from over 15,450 real estate properties (including properties acquired in the Spirit merger in January 2024) primarily owned under long-term net lease agreements with commercial clients. To date, the company has declared 644 consecutive monthly dividends on its shares of common stock throughout its 55-year operating history and increased the dividend 123 times since Realty Income’s public listing in 1994 (NYSE: O).

About Horizon Group

Based in Chicago, Illinois, Horizon Group Properties, Inc. has 12 operating factory outlet centers and one power center in 10 states totaling more than 2.6 million square feet.