American Realty Investors (ARL) Competitors

Five Point (NYSE:FPH) and American Realty Investors (NYSE:ARL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FPH or ARL?

Five Point has higher revenue and earnings than American Realty Investors. American Realty Investors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Five Point, 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
Five Point	$237.93M	3.37	$68.30M	$0.96	5.61
American Realty Investors	$47.32M	3.92	$3.97M	-$0.91	-12.62

Does the media refer more to FPH or ARL?

In the previous week, Five Point and Five Point both had 3 articles in the media. Five Point's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat American Realty Investors' score of 0.04 indicating that Five Point is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Five Point	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
American Realty Investors	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, FPH or ARL?

Five Point has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Realty Investors has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FPH or ARL?

Five Point received 39 more outperform votes than American Realty Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.78% of users gave Five Point an outperform vote while only 40.86% of users gave American Realty Investors an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Five Point	Outperform Votes 162 63.78%	Underperform Votes 92 36.22%
American Realty Investors	Outperform Votes 123 40.86%	Underperform Votes 178 59.14%

Do analysts prefer FPH or ARL?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Five Point	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
American Realty Investors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FPH or ARL?

38.1% of Five Point shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Five Point shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 90.8% of American Realty Investors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FPH or ARL more profitable?

Five Point has a net margin of 28.70% compared to American Realty Investors' net margin of -33.78%. Five Point's return on equity of 3.38% beat American Realty Investors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Five Point	28.70%	3.38%	2.34%
American Realty Investors	-33.78%	-2.05%	-1.62%

Summary

Five Point beats American Realty Investors on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.