Contrasting Legacy Housing (NASDAQ:LEGH) and Active Power (OTCMKTS:PIOE)

Legacy Housing (NASDAQ:LEGH) and Active Power (OTCMKTS:PIOE) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

89.4% of Legacy Housing shares are held by institutional investors. 30.1% of Legacy Housing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Active Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Legacy Housing and Active Power, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Legacy Housing	0	4	0	0	2.00
Active Power	0	0	0	0	0.00

Legacy Housing presently has a consensus price target of $21.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.66%. Given Legacy Housing’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Legacy Housing is more favorable than Active Power.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Legacy Housing and Active Power”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Legacy Housing	$164.57 million	3.32	$41.81 million	$1.78	12.92
Active Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Legacy Housing has higher revenue and earnings than Active Power.

Profitability

This table compares Legacy Housing and Active Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Legacy Housing	26.01%	8.08%	7.44%
Active Power	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Legacy Housing beats Active Power on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Legacy Housing

Legacy Housing Corporation engages in the building, sale, and financing of manufactured homes and tiny houses primarily in the southern United States. It manufactures and provides for the transport of mobile homes, including 1 to 5 bedrooms with 1 to 3 1/2 bathrooms; and provides wholesale financing to dealers and mobile home parks, as well as retail financing to consumers. The company also offers inventory financing for its independent retailers; consumer financing for its products; and financing to manufactured housing community owners that buy or lease its products for use in their rental housing communities. In addition, it involved in financing and developing new manufactured home communities. The company markets its homes under the Legacy brand through a network of independent retailers and company-owned stores; and directly to manufactured home communities. Legacy Housing Corporation was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Bedford, Texas.

About Active Power

P10 Holdings, Inc. is an alternative asset management investment firm. The firm’s purpose is to create long-term value by providing risk-adjusted returns through private equity funds-of-funds, secondary funds, and co-investment funds. It focusses on long-term value creation in opportunities where it sees significant potential for sustainable profit growth. The company was founded by Joseph F. Pinkerton in 1992 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.