Boston Omaha (BOC) Competitors $13.46 -0.10 (-0.72%) Closing price 08/28/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.44 -0.02 (-0.16%) As of 07:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BOC vs. EFC, MMI, REAX, FPH, AHH, CRESY, HOUS, CMTG, MLP, and RITRShould you be buying Boston Omaha stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Boston Omaha include Ellington Financial (EFC), Marcus & Millichap (MMI), Real Brokerage (REAX), Five Point (FPH), Armada Hoffler Properties (AHH), Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (CRESY), Anywhere Real Estate (HOUS), Claros Mortgage Trust (CMTG), Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP), and Reitar Logtech (RITR). These companies are all part of the "real estate" industry. Boston Omaha vs. Its Competitors Ellington Financial Marcus & Millichap Real Brokerage Five Point Armada Hoffler Properties Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. Anywhere Real Estate Claros Mortgage Trust Maui Land & Pineapple Reitar Logtech Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC) and Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership and earnings. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EFC or BOC? Ellington Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Boston Omaha. Ellington Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boston Omaha, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEllington Financial$136.41M10.08$145.86M$1.2411.10Boston Omaha$108.28M3.91-$1.29M$0.03448.73 Which has more risk and volatility, EFC or BOC? Ellington Financial has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Boston Omaha has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor EFC or BOC? In the previous week, Ellington Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Boston Omaha. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ellington Financial and 1 mentions for Boston Omaha. Ellington Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Boston Omaha's score of -0.50 indicating that Ellington Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ellington Financial 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Boston Omaha 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Do analysts prefer EFC or BOC? Ellington Financial currently has a consensus price target of $14.29, suggesting a potential upside of 3.83%. Boston Omaha has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.57%. Given Boston Omaha's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Boston Omaha is more favorable than Ellington Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ellington Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Boston Omaha 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of EFC or BOC? 55.6% of Ellington Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.4% of Boston Omaha shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Ellington Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of Boston Omaha shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is EFC or BOC more profitable? Ellington Financial has a net margin of 89.52% compared to Boston Omaha's net margin of 0.68%. Ellington Financial's return on equity of 13.56% beat Boston Omaha's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ellington Financial89.52% 13.56% 1.07% Boston Omaha 0.68%0.14%0.11% SummaryEllington Financial beats Boston Omaha on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Boston Omaha News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BOC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BOC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBoston OmahaREAL ESTATE OPS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$426.51M$6.67B$12.52B$21.29BDividend YieldN/A3.75%5.42%3.51%P/E Ratio448.8823.2619.4429.34Price / Sales3.916.6126.3650.79Price / Cash16.8121.9822.1723.86Price / Book0.761.932.365.39Net Income-$1.29M$107.66M$1.01B$996.59M7 Day Performance3.75%4.08%0.30%0.41%1 Month Performance-0.58%6.20%2.51%3.49%1 Year Performance-5.40%17.08%540.25%12.09% Boston Omaha Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BOCBoston Omaha2.7955 of 5 stars$13.46-0.7%$20.00+48.6%-5.2%$426.51M$108.28M448.88250EFCEllington Financial2.222 of 5 stars$13.72-0.2%$14.29+4.2%+4.3%$1.37B$136.41M11.06170Positive NewsMMIMarcus & Millichap1.0565 of 5 stars$30.60-0.6%$30.00-2.0%-16.0%$1.20B$696.06M-98.70890REAXReal Brokerage2.5617 of 5 stars$4.52+0.7%$6.33+40.1%-19.3%$887.91M$1.26B-90.4060Positive NewsFPHFive Point1.7735 of 5 stars$5.51+1.5%N/A+81.7%$821.51M$197.43M5.06100News CoveragePositive NewsAHHArmada Hoffler Properties4.1906 of 5 stars$7.02-0.4%$8.83+25.9%-41.0%$729.80M$708.47M58.46160CRESYCresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.2.7254 of 5 stars$11.08+2.2%N/A+36.0%$665.66M$1.43B9.632,867Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHOUSAnywhere Real Estate1.1277 of 5 stars$5.55-3.6%$4.00-27.9%+20.2%$645.26M$5.69B-5.667,905CMTGClaros Mortgage Trust1.9379 of 5 stars$3.36-3.6%$4.13+23.0%-55.5%$486.58M$25.81M-1.13N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMLPMaui Land & Pineapple1.242 of 5 stars$16.62-2.9%N/A-27.3%$337.98M$11.56M-23.419RITRReitar LogtechN/A$4.07-5.1%N/A-1.8%$266.52M$378.17M0.0053Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ellington Financial Competitors Marcus & Millichap Competitors Real Brokerage Competitors Five Point Competitors Armada Hoffler Properties Competitors Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. 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