Horizon Group Properties (OTCMKTS:HGPI) & Centerspace (NYSE:CSR) Financial Survey

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

Risk and Volatility

Centerspace has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Horizon Group Properties has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Centerspace and Horizon Group Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centerspace	0	5	3	0	2.38
Horizon Group Properties	0	0	0	0	0.00

Centerspace presently has a consensus price target of $73.63, suggesting a potential upside of 15.40%. Given Centerspace’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Centerspace is more favorable than Horizon Group Properties.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

79.0% of Centerspace shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Centerspace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Horizon Group Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centerspace	-4.34%	-1.34%	-0.60%
Horizon Group Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Centerspace and Horizon Group Properties”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centerspace	$260.98 million	4.09	$41.97 million	($1.27)	-50.24
Horizon Group Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Centerspace has higher revenue and earnings than Horizon Group Properties.

Summary

Centerspace beats Horizon Group Properties on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Centerspace

Centerspace is an owner and operator of apartment communities committed to providing great homes by focusing on integrity and serving others. Founded in 1970, as of September 30, 2023, Centerspace owned interests in 71 apartment communities consisting of 12,785 apartment homes located in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Centerspace was named a Top Workplace for the fourth consecutive year in 2023 by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

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.