American Realty Investors (ARL) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, ARL or AHH?

Armada Hoffler Properties has higher revenue and earnings than American Realty Investors. American Realty Investors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Armada Hoffler Properties, 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
American Realty Investors	$47.32M	3.94	$3.97M	-$0.91	-12.68
Armada Hoffler Properties	$708.47M	0.97	$42.45M	$0.32	21.27

Is ARL or AHH more profitable?

Armada Hoffler Properties has a net margin of 5.99% compared to American Realty Investors' net margin of -33.78%. Armada Hoffler Properties' return on equity of 5.96% beat American Realty Investors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Realty Investors	-33.78%	-2.05%	-1.62%
Armada Hoffler Properties	5.99%	5.96%	1.66%

Do analysts rate ARL or AHH?

Armada Hoffler Properties has a consensus target price of $10.58, indicating a potential upside of 55.52%. Given Armada Hoffler Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Armada Hoffler Properties is more favorable than American Realty Investors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Realty Investors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Armada Hoffler Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARL or AHH?

Armada Hoffler Properties received 232 more outperform votes than American Realty Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.36% of users gave Armada Hoffler Properties an outperform vote while only 40.59% of users gave American Realty Investors an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
American Realty Investors	Outperform Votes 123 40.59%	Underperform Votes 180 59.41%
Armada Hoffler Properties	Outperform Votes 355 67.36%	Underperform Votes 172 32.64%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ARL or AHH?

66.3% of Armada Hoffler Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 90.8% of American Realty Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Armada Hoffler Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer ARL or AHH?

In the previous week, Armada Hoffler Properties had 12 more articles in the media than American Realty Investors. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Armada Hoffler Properties and 2 mentions for American Realty Investors. Armada Hoffler Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat American Realty Investors' score of 0.50 indicating that Armada Hoffler Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Realty Investors	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Armada Hoffler Properties	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ARL or AHH?

American Realty Investors has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Armada Hoffler Properties has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Armada Hoffler Properties beats American Realty Investors on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.