Transcontinental Realty Investors (TCI) Competitors

Transcontinental Realty Investors (NYSE:TCI) and Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Does the media favor TCI or AAMI?

In the previous week, Acadian Asset Management had 1 more articles in the media than Transcontinental Realty Investors. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Acadian Asset Management and 2 mentions for Transcontinental Realty Investors. Acadian Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Transcontinental Realty Investors' score of 0.54 indicating that Acadian Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Transcontinental Realty Investors	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Acadian Asset Management	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TCI or AAMI?

Acadian Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Transcontinental Realty Investors. Acadian Asset Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcontinental Realty Investors, 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
Transcontinental Realty Investors	$44.76M	5.64	$5.94M	$0.68	42.97
Acadian Asset Management	$505.60M	1.80	$85M	$2.24	10.82

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TCI or AAMI?

Transcontinental Realty Investors received 190 more outperform votes than Acadian Asset Management when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.88% of users gave Transcontinental Realty Investors an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Acadian Asset Management an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Transcontinental Realty Investors	Outperform Votes 190 55.88%	Underperform Votes 150 44.12%
Acadian Asset Management	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TCI or AAMI?

98.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 86.2% of Transcontinental Realty Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TCI or AAMI more profitable?

Acadian Asset Management has a net margin of 16.81% compared to Transcontinental Realty Investors' net margin of 6.55%. Acadian Asset Management's return on equity of 1,000.27% beat Transcontinental Realty Investors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Transcontinental Realty Investors	6.55%	0.38%	0.30%
Acadian Asset Management	16.81%	1,000.27%	18.11%

Which has more risk and volatility, TCI or AAMI?

Transcontinental Realty Investors has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadian Asset Management has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend TCI or AAMI?

Acadian Asset Management has a consensus target price of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.43%. Given Acadian Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Acadian Asset Management is more favorable than Transcontinental Realty Investors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Transcontinental Realty Investors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Acadian Asset Management	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Acadian Asset Management beats Transcontinental Realty Investors on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.