Valuence Merger Corp. I (VMCA) Competitors

Transcontinental Realty Investors (NYSE:TCI) and Valuence Merger Corp. I (NASDAQ:VMCA) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Is TCI or VMCA more profitable?

Transcontinental Realty Investors has a net margin of 16.81% compared to Valuence Merger Corp. I's net margin of 0.00%. Transcontinental Realty Investors' return on equity of 0.57% beat Valuence Merger Corp. I's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Transcontinental Realty Investors	16.81%	0.57%	0.46%
Valuence Merger Corp. I	N/A	-12.23%	3.41%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TCI or VMCA?

Transcontinental Realty Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Valuence Merger Corp. I. Valuence Merger Corp. I is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcontinental Realty Investors, 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
Transcontinental Realty Investors	$47.07M	7.43	$5.86M	$0.91	44.50
Valuence Merger Corp. I	N/A	N/A	$4.77M	$0.16	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, TCI or VMCA?

Transcontinental Realty Investors has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valuence Merger Corp. I has a beta of 0.01, meaning that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TCI or VMCA?

52.2% of Valuence Merger Corp. I shares are owned by institutional investors. 86.2% of Transcontinental Realty Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.0% of Valuence Merger Corp. I shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to TCI or VMCA?

In the previous week, Transcontinental Realty Investors had 1 more articles in the media than Valuence Merger Corp. I. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Transcontinental Realty Investors and 0 mentions for Valuence Merger Corp. I. Transcontinental Realty Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Valuence Merger Corp. I's score of 0.00 indicating that Transcontinental Realty Investors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Transcontinental Realty Investors	Positive
Valuence Merger Corp. I	Neutral

Summary

Transcontinental Realty Investors beats Valuence Merger Corp. I on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.