Howard Hughes (HHC) Competitors

Howard Hughes (NYSE:HHC) and Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HHC or FOR?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Howard Hughes	$1.61B	2.35	$184.53M	$2.41	31.25
Forestar Group	$1.51B	0.87	$203.40M	$4.01	6.47

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HHC or FOR?

Howard Hughes received 178 more outperform votes than Forestar Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.13% of users gave Forestar Group an outperform vote while only 62.82% of users gave Howard Hughes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Howard Hughes	Outperform Votes 392 62.82%	Underperform Votes 232 37.18%
Forestar Group	Outperform Votes 214 63.13%	Underperform Votes 125 36.87%

Is HHC or FOR more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Howard Hughes	7.72%	3.33%	1.24%
Forestar Group	13.48%	13.59%	7.64%

Does the media refer more to HHC or FOR?

In the previous week, Forestar Group had 1 more articles in the media than Howard Hughes. MarketBeat recorded 1 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 -0.30 indicating that Howard Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Howard Hughes	Positive
Forestar Group	Neutral

Do analysts recommend HHC or FOR?

Forestar Group has a consensus target price of $38.67, suggesting a potential upside of 48.95%. Given Forestar Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Forestar Group 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)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Forestar Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility & risk, HHC or FOR?

Howard Hughes has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forestar Group has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HHC or FOR?

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, 0.5% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Forestar Group beats Howard Hughes on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.