Horizon Group Properties (OTCMKTS:HGPI) vs. Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) Head to Head Review

Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) and Horizon Group Properties (OTCMKTS:HGPI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.0% of Saul Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.6% of Saul Centers shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Horizon Group Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Saul Centers has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Horizon Group Properties has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Saul Centers and Horizon Group Properties”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Saul Centers	$268.85 million	3.24	$52.69 million	$1.63	22.11
Horizon Group Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Saul Centers has higher revenue and earnings than Horizon Group Properties.

Profitability

This table compares Saul Centers and Horizon Group Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Saul Centers	20.84%	17.16%	2.72%
Horizon Group Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Saul Centers and Horizon Group Properties, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Saul Centers	0	0	1	0	3.00
Horizon Group Properties	0	0	0	0	0.00

Saul Centers currently has a consensus target price of $45.50, indicating a potential upside of 26.25%. Given Saul Centers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Saul Centers is more favorable than Horizon Group Properties.

Summary

Saul Centers beats Horizon Group Properties on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Saul Centers

Saul Centers is a self-managed, self-administered equity REIT headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Saul Centers currently operates and manages a real estate portfolio comprised of 61 properties that includes (a) 57 community and neighborhood Shopping Centers and Mixed-Use properties with approximately 9.8 million square feet of leasable area and (b) four land and development properties. Over 85% of the Company’s property operating income is generated from properties in the metropolitan Washington, DC/Baltimore area.

About Horizon Group Properties

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.