Head to Head Survey: American Realty Investors (ARL) vs. Its Competitors

American Realty Investors (NYSE:ARL) is one of 329 publicly-traded companies in the “Real Estate Management & Development” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare American Realty Investors to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

American Realty Investors has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Realty Investors’ competitors have a beta of -0.21, meaning that their average share price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for American Realty Investors and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Realty Investors	0	1	0	0	2.00
American Realty Investors Competitors	1580	4687	7440	207	2.45

As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 20.40%. Given American Realty Investors’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Realty Investors has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares American Realty Investors and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Realty Investors	$50.01 million	$15.70 million	40.92
American Realty Investors Competitors	$2.69 billion	-$400.38 million	29.31

American Realty Investors’ competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than American Realty Investors. American Realty Investors is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares American Realty Investors and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Realty Investors	16.36%	-0.37%	-0.28%
American Realty Investors Competitors	-263.79%	-682.75%	-1.07%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

32.5% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are held by institutional investors. 90.8% of American Realty Investors shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.1% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

American Realty Investors beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

American Realty Investors Company Profile

American Realty Investors, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, acquires, develops, owns, and manages multifamily and commercial real estate properties in the Southern United States. It operates through two segments, Residential and Commercial. The company leases apartment units to residents; and office, industrial, and retail space to various for-profit businesses, as well as local, state, and federal agencies. It also offers tenant services, including parking and storage space rental; and sells land and properties. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Dallas, Texas. American Realty Investors, Inc. is a subsidiary of Realty Advisors, Inc.