Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) versus Horizon Group (OTCMKTS:HGPI) Critical Contrast

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

Risk and Volatility

Horizon Group has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Horizon Group and Acadia Realty Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share 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
Acadia Realty Trust	$359.69 million	7.31	$21.65 million	$0.16	125.42

Acadia Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Horizon Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of Horizon Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Horizon Group and Acadia Realty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Horizon Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Acadia Realty Trust	0	1	3	0	2.75

Acadia Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.11%. Given Acadia Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Acadia Realty Trust is more favorable than Horizon Group.

Profitability

This table compares Horizon Group and Acadia 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
Acadia Realty Trust	5.31%	0.79%	0.45%

Summary

Acadia 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 Acadia Realty Trust

Acadia Realty Trust is an equity real estate investment trust focused on delivering long-term, profitable growth via its dual Core Portfolio and Fund operating platforms and its disciplined, location-driven investment strategy. Acadia Realty Trust is accomplishing this goal by building a best-in-class core real estate portfolio with meaningful concentrations of assets in the nation's most dynamic corridors; making profitable opportunistic and value-add investments through its series of discretionary, institutional funds; and maintaining a strong balance sheet.