HHC vs. FOR, AGNCP, AGNCO, AGNCN, AGNCM, AGNCL, BPYPP, BPYPO, BPYPN, and ESBA
Should you be buying Howard Hughes stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Howard Hughes include Forestar Group (FOR), AGNC Investment (AGNCP), AGNC Investment (AGNCO), AGNC Investment (AGNCN), AGNC Investment (AGNCM), AGNC Investment (AGNCL), Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP), Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPO), Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPN), and Empire State Realty OP (ESBA).
Howard Hughes vs.
Howard Hughes (NYSE:HHC) and Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Howard Hughes has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forestar Group has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Forestar Group has a net margin of 13.48% compared to Howard Hughes' net margin of 7.72%. Forestar Group's return on equity of 13.59% beat Howard Hughes' return on equity.
Forestar Group has a consensus price target of $37.33, indicating a potential upside of 39.32%. Given Forestar Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Forestar Group is more favorable than Howard Hughes.
Forestar Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Howard Hughes. Forestar Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howard Hughes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Howard Hughes received 177 more outperform votes than Forestar Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.24% of users gave Forestar Group an outperform vote while only 62.42% of users gave Howard Hughes an outperform vote.
95.3% of Howard Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.5% of Forestar Group shares are held by institutional investors. 33.0% of Howard Hughes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Forestar Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Forestar Group had 6 more articles in the media than Howard Hughes. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Forestar Group and 0 mentions for Howard Hughes. Howard Hughes' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Forestar Group's score of 0.39 indicating that Howard Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Forestar Group beats Howard Hughes on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:HHC) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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