reAlpha Tech (NASDAQ:AIRE) versus Compass (NYSE:COMP) Head to Head Contrast

reAlpha Tech (NASDAQ:AIRE) and Compass (NYSE:COMP) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for reAlpha Tech and Compass, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
reAlpha Tech	1	0	1	0	2.00
Compass	0	5	11	1	2.76

reAlpha Tech currently has a consensus price target of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 13,009.60%. Compass has a consensus price target of $13.07, indicating a potential upside of 30.98%. Given reAlpha Tech’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe reAlpha Tech is more favorable than Compass.

Risk and Volatility

reAlpha Tech has a beta of -2.28, meaning that its share price is 328% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass has a beta of 2.39, meaning that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares reAlpha Tech and Compass’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
reAlpha Tech	-419.95%	-198.91%	-97.12%
Compass	1.06%	5.47%	2.01%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares reAlpha Tech and Compass”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
reAlpha Tech	$4.29 million	0.54	-$17.59 million	($3.32)	-0.11
Compass	$6.96 billion	1.09	-$58.50 million	$0.14	71.29

reAlpha Tech has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Compass. reAlpha Tech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Compass, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.0% of reAlpha Tech shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of Compass shares are held by institutional investors. 21.5% of reAlpha Tech shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Compass shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Compass beats reAlpha Tech on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About reAlpha Tech

reAlpha Tech Corp. (NASDAQ:AIRE) is a real estate technology company focused on using artificial intelligence to simplify and improve the residential home-buying process. Its technology is intended to help consumers search for properties, evaluate homes, navigate transactions and connect with related services through a more integrated digital platform. The company has also developed and pursued technology-enabled real estate investment and brokerage offerings. Historically, reAlpha operated a platform designed to provide individuals with access to fractional ownership opportunities in short-term rental properties, allowing users to participate in real estate investments without purchasing an entire property. reAlpha was founded in 2020 and is based in Dublin, Ohio.

About Compass

Compass, Inc. is a technology-enabled residential real estate brokerage that helps clients buy and sell homes through a network of real estate agents. The company combines traditional brokerage services with digital tools designed to support agents and their clients throughout a transaction. Its platform includes tools for managing client relationships, marketing property listings, coordinating transactions and accessing real estate data. Compass also provides agents with services and technology intended to help them build their businesses and serve buyers and sellers.