Altus Group (ASGTF) versus Its Competitors Head-To-Head Survey

Altus Group (OTCMKTS:ASGTF) is one of 330 public companies in the “Real Estate Management & Development” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Altus Group to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Dividends

Altus Group pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Altus Group pays out 122.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.0% and pay out 47.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Altus Group lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Altus Group and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Altus Group	N/A	N/A	75.76
Altus Group Competitors	$2.68 billion	-$394.99 million	-20.50

Altus Group’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Altus Group. Altus Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

47.9% of Altus Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are held by institutional investors. 27.3% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Altus Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Altus Group	0	4	0	0	2.00
Altus Group Competitors	1431	4272	6974	194	2.46

As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 25.38%. Given Altus Group’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Altus Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Altus Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Altus Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Altus Group Competitors	-247.19%	-677.28%	-1.62%

Summary

Altus Group peers beat Altus Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Altus Group Company Profile

Altus Group Limited provides asset and funds intelligence solutions for commercial real estate (CRE). The company operates through Analytics, Property Tax, and Appraisals and Development Advisory segments. The Analytics segment portfolio includes software, data analytics, market data, and consulting services; CRE asset and fund management services; ARGUS-branded, finance active-branded debt management, and valuation management solutions; technology consulting services, such as strategic advisory for front-to-back-office strategies, processes, and technology; and software services related to education, training, and implementation. The Property Tax segment includes expert services and technology for property tax management, which include conducting property tax assessment reviews for commercial properties. The Appraisals and Development Advisory segments include services in the field of commercial property valuation appraisals, such as valuation appraisals of properties for transactional purposes, due diligence and litigation support, and economic consulting; and commercial development advisory services in the areas of construction feasibility studies, budgeting, cost and loan monitoring, and project management. It operates in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, the United States, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. Altus Group Limited was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.