Valuence Merger Corp. I (VMCA) Competitors

BRT Apartments (NYSE:BRT) and Valuence Merger Corp. I (NASDAQ:VMCA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BRT or VMCA?

BRT Apartments received 285 more outperform votes than Valuence Merger Corp. I when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BRT Apartments	Outperform Votes 285 60.77%	Underperform Votes 184 39.23%
Valuence Merger Corp. I	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor BRT or VMCA?

In the previous week, BRT Apartments had 12 more articles in the media than Valuence Merger Corp. I. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for BRT Apartments and 1 mentions for Valuence Merger Corp. I. Valuence Merger Corp. I's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat BRT Apartments' score of -0.02 indicating that Valuence Merger Corp. I is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BRT Apartments	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Valuence Merger Corp. I	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, BRT or VMCA?

BRT Apartments has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valuence Merger Corp. I has a beta of 0.01, indicating that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BRT or VMCA?

29.1% of BRT Apartments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of Valuence Merger Corp. I shares are held by institutional investors. 40.2% of BRT Apartments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 47.0% of Valuence Merger Corp. I shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BRT or VMCA?

Valuence Merger Corp. I has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BRT Apartments. BRT Apartments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valuence Merger Corp. I, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BRT Apartments	$95.63M	3.30	$3.87M	-$0.53	-31.42
Valuence Merger Corp. I	N/A	N/A	$4.77M	$0.16	73.44

Do analysts prefer BRT or VMCA?

BRT Apartments presently has a consensus price target of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 35.14%. Given BRT Apartments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe BRT Apartments is more favorable than Valuence Merger Corp. I.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BRT Apartments	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Valuence Merger Corp. I	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is BRT or VMCA more profitable?

Valuence Merger Corp. I has a net margin of 0.00% compared to BRT Apartments' net margin of -9.94%. BRT Apartments' return on equity of -4.33% beat Valuence Merger Corp. I's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BRT Apartments	-9.94%	-4.33%	-1.34%
Valuence Merger Corp. I	N/A	-12.23%	3.41%

Summary

BRT Apartments and Valuence Merger Corp. I tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.