AMREP (AXR) Competitors

Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC) and AMREP (NYSE:AXR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media favor BOC or AXR?

In the previous week, AMREP had 3 more articles in the media than Boston Omaha. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for AMREP and 2 mentions for Boston Omaha. Boston Omaha's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat AMREP's score of 0.75 indicating that Boston Omaha is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boston Omaha	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AMREP	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BOC or AXR?

AMREP received 117 more outperform votes than Boston Omaha when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.42% of users gave AMREP an outperform vote while only 35.29% of users gave Boston Omaha an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Boston Omaha	Outperform Votes 6 35.29%	Underperform Votes 11 64.71%
AMREP	Outperform Votes 123 59.42%	Underperform Votes 84 40.58%

Which has more volatility & risk, BOC or AXR?

Boston Omaha has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMREP has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BOC or AXR?

Boston Omaha presently has a consensus target price of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 54.45%. Given Boston Omaha's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Boston Omaha is more favorable than AMREP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boston Omaha	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
AMREP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BOC or AXR?

60.4% of Boston Omaha shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of AMREP shares are held by institutional investors. 23.3% of Boston Omaha shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.6% of AMREP shares are held 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BOC or AXR?

AMREP has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boston Omaha. Boston Omaha is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMREP, 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
Boston Omaha	$105.01M	4.16	-$7M	-$0.33	-42.18
AMREP	$63.22M	1.72	$6.69M	$2.41	8.51

Is BOC or AXR more profitable?

AMREP has a net margin of 19.52% compared to Boston Omaha's net margin of -9.73%. AMREP's return on equity of 10.31% beat Boston Omaha's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boston Omaha	-9.73%	-1.76%	-1.38%
AMREP	19.52%	10.31%	9.91%

Summary

AMREP beats Boston Omaha on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.