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 superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and earnings.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FPH or ARL?

38.1% of Five Point shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.5% of Five Point shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 90.8% of American Realty Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer FPH or ARL?

In the previous week, Five Point had 2 more articles in the media than American Realty Investors. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Five Point and 0 mentions for American Realty Investors. Five Point's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled American Realty Investors'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Five Point	Neutral
American Realty Investors	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, FPH or ARL?

Five Point has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Realty Investors has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate 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

Is FPH or ARL more profitable?

Five Point has a net margin of 37.01% compared to American Realty Investors' net margin of -28.44%. Five Point's return on equity of 4.23% beat American Realty Investors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Five Point	37.01%	4.23%	2.95%
American Realty Investors	-28.44%	-2.06%	-1.60%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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	$241.15M	3.79	$68.30M	$1.25	4.92
American Realty Investors	$47.32M	4.67	-$14.70M	-$0.84	-16.29

Summary

Five Point beats American Realty Investors on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.