Do analysts rate EVAC or ELME?

Elme Communities has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 925.64%. Given Elme Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Elme Communities is more favorable than EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Elme Communities 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67

Is EVAC or ELME more profitable?

Elme Communities' return on equity of 0.00% beat EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II N/A -102.93% 3.57% Elme Communities N/A N/A N/A

Is ELME or FAC more profitable?

Elme Communities' return on equity of 0.00% beat Factorial Energy's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Elme Communities N/A N/A N/A Factorial Energy N/A -41.99% -1.91%

Is MSIF or ELME more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MSC Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Elme Communities N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts prefer ELME or AEXA?

Elme Communities presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 925.64%. Given Elme Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Elme Communities is more favorable than American Exceptionalism Acquisition. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Elme Communities 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 American Exceptionalism Acquisition 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Is ELME or AEXA more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Elme Communities N/A N/A N/A American Exceptionalism Acquisition N/A N/A N/A

Elme Communities (ELME) Competitors

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ELME vs. GAIN, EVAC, FAC, MSIF, and AEXA

Should you buy Elme Communities stock or one of its competitors? Elme Communities's main competitors and comparable companies include Gladstone Investment (GAIN), EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II (EVAC), Factorial Energy (FAC), MSC Income Fund (MSIF), and American Exceptionalism Acquisition (AEXA). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

How does Elme Communities compare to Gladstone Investment?

Elme Communities (NYSE:ELME) and Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Gladstone Investment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Elme Communities. Elme Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gladstone Investment, 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
Elme Communities	$206.36M	0.76	-$154.16M	-$1.52	N/A
Gladstone Investment	$158.12M	3.86	$184.75M	$4.18	3.67

Gladstone Investment has a net margin of 158.95% compared to Elme Communities' net margin of 0.00%. Gladstone Investment's return on equity of 5.90% beat Elme Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elme Communities	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gladstone Investment	158.95%	5.90%	2.88%

Elme Communities presently has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 925.64%. Gladstone Investment has a consensus price target of $16.75, indicating a potential upside of 9.33%. Given Elme Communities' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Elme Communities is more favorable than Gladstone Investment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elme Communities	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Gladstone Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

87.9% of Elme Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Gladstone Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Elme Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Gladstone Investment 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.

In the previous week, Gladstone Investment had 11 more articles in the media than Elme Communities. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Gladstone Investment and 0 mentions for Elme Communities. Gladstone Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Elme Communities' score of 0.00 indicating that Gladstone Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Elme Communities	Neutral
Gladstone Investment	Neutral

Elme Communities has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gladstone Investment has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Gladstone Investment beats Elme Communities on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Elme Communities compare to EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II?

EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:EVAC) and Elme Communities (NYSE:ELME) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Elme Communities. Elme Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II, 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
EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II	N/A	N/A	$8.92M	$0.14	73.68
Elme Communities	$206.36M	0.76	-$154.16M	-$1.52	N/A

Elme Communities' return on equity of 0.00% beat EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II	N/A	-102.93%	3.57%
Elme Communities	N/A	N/A	N/A

EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II has a beta of 0.03, indicating that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Elme Communities has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

87.9% of Elme Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Elme Communities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Elme Communities has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 925.64%. Given Elme Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Elme Communities is more favorable than EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Elme Communities	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

In the previous week, EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II had 2 more articles in the media than Elme Communities. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II and 0 mentions for Elme Communities. EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Elme Communities' score of 0.00 indicating that EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II	Positive
Elme Communities	Neutral

Summary

Elme Communities beats EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Elme Communities compare to Factorial Energy?

Elme Communities (NYSE:ELME) and Factorial Energy (NASDAQ:FAC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Elme Communities presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 925.64%. Factorial Energy has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 169.71%. Given Elme Communities' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Elme Communities is more favorable than Factorial Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elme Communities	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Factorial Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Elme Communities' return on equity of 0.00% beat Factorial Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elme Communities	N/A	N/A	N/A
Factorial Energy	N/A	-41.99%	-1.91%

87.9% of Elme Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Elme Communities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Factorial Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Factorial Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Elme Communities. Factorial Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Elme Communities, 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
Elme Communities	$206.36M	0.76	-$154.16M	-$1.52	N/A
Factorial Energy	N/A	N/A	$6.22M	-$0.66	N/A

In the previous week, Factorial Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Elme Communities. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Factorial Energy and 0 mentions for Elme Communities. Factorial Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Elme Communities' score of 0.00 indicating that Factorial Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Elme Communities	Neutral
Factorial Energy	Positive

Elme Communities has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Factorial Energy has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Factorial Energy beats Elme Communities on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Elme Communities compare to MSC Income Fund?

MSC Income Fund (NYSE:MSIF) and Elme Communities (NYSE:ELME) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MSC Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Elme Communities	N/A	N/A	N/A

MSC Income Fund currently has a consensus price target of $13.88, suggesting a potential upside of 17.98%. Elme Communities has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 925.64%. Given Elme Communities' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Elme Communities is more favorable than MSC Income Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MSC Income Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Elme Communities	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

87.9% of Elme Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of MSC Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Elme Communities 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.

In the previous week, MSC Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Elme Communities. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for MSC Income Fund and 0 mentions for Elme Communities. MSC Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Elme Communities'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MSC Income Fund	Neutral
Elme Communities	Neutral

MSC Income Fund has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Elme Communities. Elme Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSC Income Fund, 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
MSC Income Fund	$110.26M	5.03	$100.90M	$2.14	5.50
Elme Communities	$206.36M	0.76	-$154.16M	-$1.52	N/A

Summary

MSC Income Fund beats Elme Communities on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Elme Communities compare to American Exceptionalism Acquisition?

Elme Communities (NYSE:ELME) and American Exceptionalism Acquisition (NYSE:AEXA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, American Exceptionalism Acquisition had 2 more articles in the media than Elme Communities. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for American Exceptionalism Acquisition and 0 mentions for Elme Communities. American Exceptionalism Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Elme Communities' score of 0.00 indicating that American Exceptionalism Acquisition is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Elme Communities	Neutral
American Exceptionalism Acquisition	Positive

American Exceptionalism Acquisition has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Elme Communities. Elme Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Exceptionalism Acquisition, 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
Elme Communities	$206.36M	0.76	-$154.16M	-$1.52	N/A
American Exceptionalism Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$7.20M	$0.12	89.53

87.9% of Elme Communities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Elme Communities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Elme Communities presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 925.64%. Given Elme Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Elme Communities is more favorable than American Exceptionalism Acquisition.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elme Communities	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
American Exceptionalism Acquisition	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elme Communities	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Exceptionalism Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Elme Communities beats American Exceptionalism Acquisition on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Elme Communities	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$156.84M	$5.14B	$13.64B	$23.27B
Dividend Yield	N/A	7.65%	6.11%	3.72%
P/E Ratio	-1.16	29.99	24.77	28.49
Price / Sales	0.76	1,144.98	480.70	13.24
Price / Cash	N/A	47.47	42.34	35.33
Price / Book	0.14	3.46	2.71	4.73
Net Income	-$154.16M	$415.07M	$1.32B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	0.57%	-0.65%	-0.04%	0.08%
1 Month Performance	7.95%	-1.29%	-1.71%	-1.73%
1 Year Performance	-89.46%	8.32%	10.83%	7.42%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ELME Elme Communities	2.0804 of 5 stars	$1.77 +0.9%	$18.00 +919.8%	-89.6%	$156.84M	$206.36M	N/A	91	Upcoming Earnings
GAIN Gladstone Investment	4.1527 of 5 stars	$15.40 -0.9%	$16.75 +8.8%	+9.4%	$618.83M	$99.08M	3.68	70	Dividend Announcement
EVAC EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II	1.0038 of 5 stars	$10.32 0.0%	N/A	N/A	$603.18M	N/A	73.68	7	Positive News High Trading Volume
FAC Factorial Energy	2.5486 of 5 stars	$5.46 -0.2%	$13.00 +138.1%	N/A	$585.42M	N/A	N/A	2	News Coverage Positive News Short Interest Increase
MSIF MSC Income Fund	3.1568 of 5 stars	$11.73 +0.3%	$13.88 +18.3%	N/A	$551.17M	$110.26M	N/A	110	News Coverage

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Elme Communities (ELME) Competitors

ELME vs. GAIN, EVAC, FAC, MSIF, and AEXA

How does Elme Communities compare to Gladstone Investment?

Which has better valuation and earnings, ELME or GAIN?

Is ELME or GAIN more profitable?

Do analysts recommend ELME or GAIN?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ELME or GAIN?

Does the media refer more to ELME or GAIN?

Which has more volatility & risk, ELME or GAIN?

Summary

How does Elme Communities compare to EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EVAC or ELME?

Is EVAC or ELME more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, EVAC or ELME?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EVAC or ELME?

Do analysts rate EVAC or ELME?

Does the media prefer EVAC or ELME?

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How does Elme Communities compare to Factorial Energy?

Do analysts prefer ELME or FAC?

Is ELME or FAC more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ELME or FAC?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ELME or FAC?

Does the media prefer ELME or FAC?

Which has more volatility & risk, ELME or FAC?

Summary

How does Elme Communities compare to MSC Income Fund?

Is MSIF or ELME more profitable?

Do analysts prefer MSIF or ELME?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MSIF or ELME?

Does the media favor MSIF or ELME?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MSIF or ELME?

Summary

How does Elme Communities compare to American Exceptionalism Acquisition?

Does the media favor ELME or AEXA?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ELME or AEXA?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ELME or AEXA?

Do analysts prefer ELME or AEXA?

Is ELME or AEXA more profitable?

Summary

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Elme Communities Competitors List

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