Comparing Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:CROMF) and Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX)

Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX) and Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:CROMF) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Brixmor Property Group and Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

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

Brixmor Property Group presently has a consensus target price of $34.33, suggesting a potential upside of 16.84%. Given Brixmor Property Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Brixmor Property Group is more favorable than Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brixmor Property Group	$1.37 billion	6.57	$386.23 million	$1.40	20.99
Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.44)	-25.73

Brixmor Property Group has higher revenue and earnings than Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust. Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brixmor Property Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Brixmor Property Group pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Brixmor Property Group pays out 87.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust pays out -199.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brixmor Property Group has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

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

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.4% of Brixmor Property Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Brixmor Property Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Brixmor Property Group beats Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust on 13 of the 15 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 Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust

Crombie invests in real estate that enriches local communities and enables long-term sustainable growth. As one of the country's leading owners, operators, and developers of quality assets, Crombie's portfolio primarily includes grocery-anchored retail, retail-related industrial, and mixed-use residential properties. As at December 31, 2023, our portfolio contains 304 properties comprising approximately 19.2 million square feet, inclusive of joint ventures at Crombie's share, and a significant pipeline of future development projects.