Comstock Holding Companies (CHCI) vs. Its Competitors Critical Review

Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) 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 Comstock Holding Companies to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Comstock Holding Companies and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comstock Holding Companies	0	0	1	0	3.00
Comstock Holding Companies Competitors	1586	4696	7452	209	2.45

As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 20.84%. Given Comstock Holding Companies’ competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Comstock Holding Companies has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.5% of Comstock Holding Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.4% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by institutional investors. 35.0% of Comstock Holding Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.0% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned 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.

Risk & Volatility

Comstock Holding Companies has a beta of -0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 142% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comstock Holding Companies’ competitors have a beta of -0.20, suggesting that their average stock price is 120% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Comstock Holding Companies and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comstock Holding Companies	30.43%	32.62%	28.18%
Comstock Holding Companies Competitors	-264.82%	-682.97%	-1.14%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Comstock Holding Companies and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Comstock Holding Companies	$62.86 million	$17.05 million	6.89
Comstock Holding Companies Competitors	$2.69 billion	-$400.38 million	28.31

Comstock Holding Companies’ competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Comstock Holding Companies. Comstock Holding Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Comstock Holding Companies beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Comstock Holding Companies

Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. is a real estate development and asset management company focused on mixed-use and transit-oriented properties. The company plans, develops, owns, operates and manages residential, office, retail, entertainment and hospitality assets, with an emphasis on creating walkable, amenity-rich communities. Comstock’s activities are concentrated primarily in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, particularly Northern Virginia. Its portfolio and development projects have included large-scale urban communities such as Reston Station, which combines multifamily housing, office space, retail, dining, entertainment and public amenities near major transportation infrastructure.