Sotherly Hotels (SOHO) Competitors

Sotherly Hotels (NASDAQ:SOHO) and Iron Horse Acquisitions (NASDAQ:IROH) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has better earnings & valuation, SOHO or IROH?

Sotherly Hotels has higher revenue and earnings than Iron Horse Acquisitions.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sotherly Hotels	$181.89M	0.09	$1.30M	-$0.34	-2.24
Iron Horse Acquisitions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate SOHO or IROH?

Sotherly Hotels presently has a consensus price target of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 96.59%. Given Sotherly Hotels' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Sotherly Hotels is more favorable than Iron Horse Acquisitions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sotherly Hotels	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Iron Horse Acquisitions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to SOHO or IROH?

In the previous week, Iron Horse Acquisitions had 4 more articles in the media than Sotherly Hotels. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Iron Horse Acquisitions and 0 mentions for Sotherly Hotels. Iron Horse Acquisitions' average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Sotherly Hotels' score of 0.00 indicating that Iron Horse Acquisitions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sotherly Hotels	Neutral
Iron Horse Acquisitions	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, SOHO or IROH?

Sotherly Hotels has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iron Horse Acquisitions has a beta of -0.03, meaning that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SOHO or IROH more profitable?

Sotherly Hotels has a net margin of 0.89% compared to Iron Horse Acquisitions' net margin of 0.00%. Sotherly Hotels' return on equity of 3.69% beat Iron Horse Acquisitions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sotherly Hotels	0.89%	3.69%	0.39%
Iron Horse Acquisitions	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SOHO or IROH?

27.5% of Sotherly Hotels shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of Sotherly Hotels shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of Iron Horse Acquisitions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sotherly Hotels beats Iron Horse Acquisitions on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.