Alexander’s (NYSE:ALX) versus Horizon Group Properties (OTCMKTS:HGPI) Critical Survey

Horizon Group Properties (OTCMKTS:HGPI) and Alexander’s (NYSE:ALX) 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, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Horizon Group Properties and Alexander’s”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Horizon Group Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alexander’s	$226.37 million	4.55	$43.44 million	$8.46	23.82

Alexander’s has higher revenue and earnings than Horizon Group Properties.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Horizon Group Properties and Alexander’s, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Horizon Group Properties	0	0	0	0	0.00
Alexander’s	1	0	0	0	1.00

Alexander’s has a consensus price target of $125.00, suggesting a potential downside of 37.96%. Given Alexander’s’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alexander’s is more favorable than Horizon Group Properties.

Volatility and Risk

Horizon Group Properties has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexander’s has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Horizon Group Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alexander’s	19.19%	21.45%	3.12%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

32.0% of Alexander’s shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.9% of Horizon Group Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Alexander’s shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Alexander’s beats Horizon Group Properties on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Alexander’s

Alexander’s, Inc. (NYSE: ALX) is a real estate investment trust (REIT), incorporated in Delaware, engaged in leasing, managing, developing and redeveloping its properties. All references to we, us, our, Company and Alexander’s refer to Alexander’s, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. We are managed by, and our properties are leased and developed by, Vornado Realty Trust (Vornado) (NYSE: VNO). We have five properties in New York City.