Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) and Horizon Group (OTCMKTS:HGPI) Head-To-Head Review

Horizon Group (OTCMKTS:HGPI) and Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Horizon Group and Essential Properties Realty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Horizon Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Essential Properties Realty Trust	0	2	11	0	2.85

Essential Properties Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $35.46, indicating a potential upside of 14.91%. Given Essential Properties Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Essential Properties Realty Trust is more favorable than Horizon Group.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Horizon Group and Essential Properties Realty Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Horizon Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Essential Properties Realty Trust	$449.61 million	13.60	$203.00 million	$1.24	24.89

Essential Properties Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Horizon Group.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Horizon Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Essential Properties Realty Trust	45.25%	6.38%	3.88%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.0% of Essential Properties Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.9% of Horizon Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Essential Properties Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Horizon Group has a beta of -0.11, indicating that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Essential Properties Realty Trust has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Essential Properties Realty Trust beats Horizon Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Essential Properties Realty Trust

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc., a real estate company, acquires, owns, and manages single-tenant properties in the United States. The company leases its properties to middle-market companies, such as restaurants, car washes, automotive services, medical and dental services, convenience stores, equipment rental, entertainment, early childhood education, grocery, and health and fitness on a long-term basis. As of December 31, 2021, it had a portfolio of 1, 451 properties. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.