Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. AKR scored 74.0, BRX scored 74.0 — tied at the top.
Compare another set
AKR
Acadia Realty Trust
REIT - Retail · Financial strength
78.4Fin
$18.26 · $2.7B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
9.1
AKR leads
BRX
Brixmor Property Group Inc.
REIT - Retail · Financial strength
69.3Fin
$27.28 · $8.4B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthAKR+14.2%
Strongest balance sheetAKR0.63
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Fundamentals, head-to-head
AKR
BRX
4.4%B+
Yield
4.5%B+
+14.2%B+
Rev
+6.7%C+
0.63A-
D/E
1.76C
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
AKRAcadia Realty Trust
REIT - Retail · $18.26 · beta 1.13
Why now
REIT - Retail · market cap $2.7b. Down 21% from 52-week high of $23.03 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +14%, comfortably above the S&P median. 7 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $24.00 (implying +31% upside).
Moat
Net margin 13% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent.
Risk
Dividend payout 235% of earnings on a 4.4% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. ROE 6% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
BRXBrixmor Property Group Inc.
REIT - Retail · $27.28 · beta 0.95
Why now
REIT - Retail · market cap $8.4b. 17% off the 52-week high of $32.86. 15 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $34.13 (implying +25% upside).
Moat
Net margin 31% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 14% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Dividend payout 86% of earnings on a 4.5% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Common questions
Is AKR or BRX the better stock?
On the Bull Rankings quality-growth score they are level: AKR and BRX both score 74.0 out of 100. The score blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number, so a tie means the model sees no meaningful edge either way — the pillar breakdown on this page shows where each is actually stronger.
How are AKR and BRX scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.