DOUG vs. AHH, CRESY, BOC, CMTG, HOUS, MLP, RITR, ARL, AOMR, and BEEP
Should you be buying Douglas Elliman stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Douglas Elliman include Armada Hoffler Properties (AHH), Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (CRESY), Boston Omaha (BOC), Claros Mortgage Trust (CMTG), Anywhere Real Estate (HOUS), Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP), Reitar Logtech (RITR), American Realty Investors (ARL), Angel Oak Mortgage REIT (AOMR), and Mobile Infrastructure (BEEP). These companies are all part of the "real estate" industry.
Douglas Elliman vs. Its Competitors
Armada Hoffler Properties (NYSE:AHH) and Douglas Elliman (NYSE:DOUG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Douglas Elliman had 4 more articles in the media than Armada Hoffler Properties. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Douglas Elliman and 4 mentions for Armada Hoffler Properties. Armada Hoffler Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Douglas Elliman's score of 0.16 indicating that Armada Hoffler Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.
66.4% of Armada Hoffler Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.6% of Douglas Elliman shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of Armada Hoffler Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Douglas Elliman shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Armada Hoffler Properties has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Elliman has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Armada Hoffler Properties has a net margin of 3.24% compared to Douglas Elliman's net margin of -3.89%. Armada Hoffler Properties' return on equity of 2.98% beat Douglas Elliman's return on equity.
Armada Hoffler Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Douglas Elliman. Douglas Elliman is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Armada Hoffler Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Armada Hoffler Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Douglas Elliman pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Armada Hoffler Properties pays out 700.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Douglas Elliman pays out -10.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Armada Hoffler Properties currently has a consensus price target of $8.83, indicating a potential upside of 25.38%. Given Armada Hoffler Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Armada Hoffler Properties is more favorable than Douglas Elliman.
Summary
Armada Hoffler Properties beats Douglas Elliman on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:DOUG) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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