Contrasting Intergroup (NASDAQ:INTG) and Great Portland Estates (OTCMKTS:GPEAF)

Intergroup (NASDAQ:INTG) and Great Portland Estates (OTCMKTS:GPEAF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

3.4% of Intergroup shares are held by institutional investors. 74.1% of Intergroup shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Intergroup has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Portland Estates has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Intergroup and Great Portland Estates”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intergroup	$64.38 million	0.77	-$5.35 million	($2.47)	-9.29
Great Portland Estates	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Great Portland Estates has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Intergroup.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Intergroup and Great Portland Estates, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intergroup	1	0	0	0	1.00
Great Portland Estates	0	0	1	1	3.50

Profitability

This table compares Intergroup and Great Portland Estates’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intergroup	-8.31%	N/A	-5.01%
Great Portland Estates	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Great Portland Estates beats Intergroup on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Intergroup

The InterGroup Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates a hotel under the Hilton San Francisco Financial District name located in San Francisco, California. The company operates through three segments: Hotel Operations, Real Estate Operations, and Investment Transactions. Its hotel consists of guest rooms and luxury suites, a restaurant, a lounge, a private dining room, meeting room space, a gym, a grand ballroom, 5-level underground parking garage, a pedestrian bridge, and a Chinese culture center. The company also invests in income-producing instruments, corporate debt and equity securities, publicly traded investment funds, mortgage-backed securities, securities issued by REITs, and other companies that invest primarily in real estate. In addition, it owns, manages, and invests in apartment complexes, single-family houses as strategic investments, and commercial real estate property located in the United States, as well as owns unimproved land in Maui, Hawaii. The InterGroup Corporation was founded in 1965 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

About Great Portland Estates

We are a FTSE 250 property investment and development company owning £2.5 billion of real estate in central London. We proactively manage our portfolio, flexing our activities in tune with London’s property cycle to deliver long-term out-performance. We create in-demand spaces that people want to be part of; helping our occupiers, local communities and the city to thrive.