Centerspace (CSR) Competitors

Howard Hughes (NYSE:HHH) and Centerspace (NYSE:CSR) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Do analysts rate HHH or CSR?

Howard Hughes presently has a consensus target price of $82.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.06%. Centerspace has a consensus target price of $74.43, indicating a potential upside of 16.11%. Given Centerspace's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Centerspace is more favorable than Howard Hughes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Howard Hughes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Centerspace	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HHH or CSR?

Centerspace received 32 more outperform votes than Howard Hughes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 43.59% of users gave Centerspace an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Howard Hughes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Howard Hughes	Outperform Votes 2 33.33%	Underperform Votes 4 66.67%
Centerspace	Outperform Votes 34 43.59%	Underperform Votes 44 56.41%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HHH or CSR?

93.8% of Howard Hughes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.0% of Centerspace shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.0% of Howard Hughes shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Centerspace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, HHH or CSR?

Howard Hughes has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centerspace has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor HHH or CSR?

In the previous week, Centerspace had 13 more articles in the media than Howard Hughes. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Centerspace and 12 mentions for Howard Hughes. Centerspace's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Howard Hughes' score of 0.54 indicating that Centerspace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Howard Hughes	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Centerspace	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HHH or CSR more profitable?

Howard Hughes has a net margin of 6.57% compared to Centerspace's net margin of -4.34%. Howard Hughes' return on equity of 3.38% beat Centerspace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Howard Hughes	6.57%	3.38%	1.03%
Centerspace	-4.34%	-1.34%	-0.60%

Which has better earnings and valuation, HHH or CSR?

Centerspace has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Howard Hughes. Centerspace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howard Hughes, 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
Howard Hughes	$1.02B	3.58	-$550.95M	$1.51	48.46
Centerspace	$260.98M	4.11	$41.97M	-$1.27	-50.47

Summary

Howard Hughes beats Centerspace on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.