Contrasting Anywhere Real Estate (NYSE:HOUS) & FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP)

Anywhere Real Estate (NYSE:HOUS) and FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Anywhere Real Estate and FTAI Infrastructure”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Anywhere Real Estate	$5.69 billion	0.20	-$128.00 million	($0.98)	-10.39
FTAI Infrastructure	$331.50 million	1.97	-$223.65 million	($2.46)	-2.30

Anywhere Real Estate has higher revenue and earnings than FTAI Infrastructure. Anywhere Real Estate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FTAI Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Anywhere Real Estate and FTAI Infrastructure’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anywhere Real Estate	-1.87%	-4.57%	-1.24%
FTAI Infrastructure	-41.09%	-58.12%	-3.39%

Risk & Volatility

Anywhere Real Estate has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTAI Infrastructure has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Anywhere Real Estate and FTAI Infrastructure, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Anywhere Real Estate	1	3	0	0	1.75
FTAI Infrastructure	1	0	2	0	2.33

Anywhere Real Estate presently has a consensus target price of $9.13, indicating a potential downside of 10.41%. FTAI Infrastructure has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 94.00%. Given FTAI Infrastructure’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FTAI Infrastructure is more favorable than Anywhere Real Estate.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.6% of Anywhere Real Estate shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Anywhere Real Estate shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Anywhere Real Estate beats FTAI Infrastructure on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Anywhere Real Estate

Anywhere Real Estate Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides residential real estate services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Anywhere Brands, Anywhere Advisors, and Anywhere Integrated Services. The Anywhere Brands segment franchises the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Coldwell Banker Commercial, Corcoran, ERA, and Sotheby's International Realty brand names. This segment also includes global relocation services under Cartus brand name; and lead generation activities. The Anywhere Advisors segment operates a full-service residential real estate brokerage business under the Coldwell Banker, Corcoran, and Sotheby's International Realty brand names to assist home buyers and sellers in the listing, marketing, selling, and finding homes. This segment also operates real estate auction joint venture. The Anywhere Integrated Services segment provides full-service title, escrow, and settlement services to consumers, real estate companies, corporations, and financial institutions primarily in support of residential real estate transactions. This segment also originates and markets its mortgage lending services to other real estate brokerage companies. The company was formerly known as Realogy Holdings Corp. and changed its name to Anywhere Real Estate Inc. in June 2022. Anywhere Real Estate Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Madison, New Jersey.

About FTAI Infrastructure

FTAI Infrastructure Inc. focuses on acquiring, developing, and operating assets and businesses that represent infrastructure for customers in the transportation, energy, and industrial products industries in North America. The company operates through five segments: Railroad, Jefferson Terminal, Repauno, Power and Gas, and Sustainability and Energy Transition. It operates a multi-modal crude oil and refined products terminal, and other related assets. The company also has a 1,630-acre deep-water port located along the Delaware River with an underground storage cavern, a multipurpose dock, a rail-to-ship transloading system, and multiple industrial development opportunities; and a 1,660-acre multi-modal port located along the Ohio River with rail, dock, and multiple industrial development opportunities, including a power plant under construction. In addition, it operates six freight railroads and one switching facility. FTAI Infrastructure Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in New York, New York.