Tejon Ranch (TRC) Competitors

Tejon Ranch (NYSE:TRC) and Alexander & Baldwin (NYSE:ALEX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, TRC or ALEX?

Tejon Ranch has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexander & Baldwin has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer TRC or ALEX?

In the previous week, Alexander & Baldwin had 7 more articles in the media than Tejon Ranch. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Alexander & Baldwin and 1 mentions for Tejon Ranch. Alexander & Baldwin's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Tejon Ranch's score of 1.05 indicating that Alexander & Baldwin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tejon Ranch	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alexander & Baldwin	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TRC or ALEX more profitable?

Alexander & Baldwin has a net margin of 19.64% compared to Tejon Ranch's net margin of -0.57%. Alexander & Baldwin's return on equity of 5.93% beat Tejon Ranch's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tejon Ranch	-0.57%	-0.05%	-0.04%
Alexander & Baldwin	19.64%	5.93%	3.62%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TRC or ALEX?

Alexander & Baldwin received 198 more outperform votes than Tejon Ranch when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.32% of users gave Alexander & Baldwin an outperform vote while only 58.51% of users gave Tejon Ranch an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tejon Ranch	Outperform Votes 141 58.51%	Underperform Votes 100 41.49%
Alexander & Baldwin	Outperform Votes 339 62.32%	Underperform Votes 205 37.68%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TRC or ALEX?

60.6% of Tejon Ranch shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Alexander & Baldwin shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.4% of Tejon Ranch shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Alexander & Baldwin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TRC or ALEX?

Alexander & Baldwin has higher revenue and earnings than Tejon Ranch. Alexander & Baldwin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tejon Ranch, 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
Tejon Ranch	$41.89M	10.14	$3.27M	$0.11	143.77
Alexander & Baldwin	$236.64M	5.33	$29.80M	$0.84	20.65

Do analysts recommend TRC or ALEX?

Alexander & Baldwin has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.56%. Given Alexander & Baldwin's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alexander & Baldwin is more favorable than Tejon Ranch.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tejon Ranch	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Alexander & Baldwin	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Alexander & Baldwin beats Tejon Ranch on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.