American Realty Investors (ARL) Competitors

Five Point (NYSE:FPH) and American Realty Investors (NYSE:ARL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.

Do analysts recommend FPH or ARL?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Five Point	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
American Realty Investors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, FPH or ARL?

Five Point has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Realty Investors has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FPH or ARL?

Five Point has higher revenue and earnings than American Realty Investors. American Realty Investors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Five Point, 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
Five Point	$237.93M	3.36	$68.30M	$1.09	4.92
American Realty Investors	$47.43M	4.46	-$14.70M	-$0.84	-15.60

Does the media prefer FPH or ARL?

In the previous week, American Realty Investors had 1 more articles in the media than Five Point. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for American Realty Investors and 1 mentions for Five Point. Five Point's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled American Realty Investors'average media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Five Point	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
American Realty Investors	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is FPH or ARL more profitable?

Five Point has a net margin of 39.43% compared to American Realty Investors' net margin of -28.44%. Five Point's return on equity of 3.61% beat American Realty Investors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Five Point	39.43%	3.61%	2.52%
American Realty Investors	-28.44%	-2.06%	-1.60%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FPH or ARL?

38.1% of Five Point shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.5% of Five Point shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 90.8% of American Realty Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Five Point beats American Realty Investors on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.