Comparing Horizon Group Properties (OTCMKTS:HGPI) & Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO)

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Horizon Group Properties and Vornado Realty Trust”s top-line 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
Vornado Realty Trust	$1.77 billion	4.44	$105.49 million	($0.29)	-142.31

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

90.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.9% of Horizon Group Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Horizon Group Properties and Vornado Realty Trust’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
Vornado Realty Trust	0.46%	1.72%	0.48%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Horizon Group Properties and Vornado Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Horizon Group Properties	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vornado Realty Trust	2	6	2	0	2.00

Vornado Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $36.58, indicating a potential downside of 11.38%. Given Vornado Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vornado Realty Trust is more favorable than Horizon Group Properties.

Volatility and Risk

Horizon Group Properties has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vornado Realty Trust has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vornado Realty Trust beats Horizon Group Properties on 9 of the 10 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 Vornado Realty Trust

Vornado Realty Trust is a fully – integrated equity real estate investment trust.