FOR vs. GTY, CMTG, KW, UE, EFC, CWK, AHH, HPP, FRPH, and SRG
Should you be buying Forestar Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forestar Group include Getty Realty (GTY), Claros Mortgage Trust (CMTG), Kennedy-Wilson (KW), Urban Edge Properties (UE), Ellington Financial (EFC), Cushman & Wakefield (CWK), Armada Hoffler Properties (AHH), Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), FRP (FRPH), and Seritage Growth Properties (SRG). These companies are all part of the "real estate" industry.
Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) and Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.
Forestar Group has higher revenue and earnings than Getty Realty. Forestar Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Getty Realty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Getty Realty has a net margin of 32.37% compared to Forestar Group's net margin of 12.99%. Forestar Group's return on equity of 14.59% beat Getty Realty's return on equity.
Getty Realty received 115 more outperform votes than Forestar Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.17% of users gave Forestar Group an outperform vote while only 58.01% of users gave Getty Realty an outperform vote.
Forestar Group has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Getty Realty has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Forestar Group had 8 more articles in the media than Getty Realty. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Forestar Group and 4 mentions for Getty Realty. Forestar Group's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Getty Realty's score of 0.15 indicating that Forestar Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
35.5% of Forestar Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of Getty Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Forestar Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Getty Realty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Forestar Group currently has a consensus price target of $32.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.38%. Getty Realty has a consensus price target of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.11%. Given Getty Realty's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Getty Realty is more favorable than Forestar Group.
Summary
Forestar Group beats Getty Realty on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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