DOUG vs. REAX, AHH, CRESY, HOUS, CMTG, BOC, MLP, RITR, AOMR, and ARL
Should you be buying Douglas Elliman stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Douglas Elliman include Real Brokerage (REAX), Armada Hoffler Properties (AHH), Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (CRESY), Anywhere Real Estate (HOUS), Claros Mortgage Trust (CMTG), Boston Omaha (BOC), Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP), Reitar Logtech (RITR), Angel Oak Mortgage REIT (AOMR), and American Realty Investors (ARL). These companies are all part of the "real estate" industry.
Douglas Elliman vs. Its Competitors
Douglas Elliman (NYSE:DOUG) and Real Brokerage (NASDAQ:REAX) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Real Brokerage has higher revenue and earnings than Douglas Elliman. Real Brokerage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Douglas Elliman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Douglas Elliman had 3 more articles in the media than Real Brokerage. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Douglas Elliman and 0 mentions for Real Brokerage. Real Brokerage's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Douglas Elliman's score of 0.39 indicating that Real Brokerage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Real Brokerage has a net margin of -0.78% compared to Douglas Elliman's net margin of -5.98%. Douglas Elliman's return on equity of -7.11% beat Real Brokerage's return on equity.
Real Brokerage has a consensus price target of $6.33, indicating a potential upside of 36.79%. Given Real Brokerage's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Real Brokerage is more favorable than Douglas Elliman.
59.6% of Douglas Elliman shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.3% of Real Brokerage shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of Douglas Elliman shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 38.2% of Real Brokerage shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Douglas Elliman has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Real Brokerage has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Real Brokerage beats Douglas Elliman on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:DOUG) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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