Howard Hughes (HHC) Competitors

Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) and Howard Hughes (NYSE:HHC) are both real estate development companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Does the media refer more to FOR or HHC?

In the previous week, Forestar Group had 2 more articles in the media than Howard Hughes. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Forestar Group and 0 mentions for Howard Hughes. Forestar Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Howard Hughes' score of 0.56 indicating that Forestar Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Forestar Group	Positive
Howard Hughes	Positive

Is FOR or HHC more profitable?

Forestar Group has a net margin of 11.45% compared to Howard Hughes' net margin of 7.72%. Forestar Group's return on equity of 10.65% beat Howard Hughes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Forestar Group	11.45%	10.65%	5.89%
Howard Hughes	7.72%	3.33%	1.24%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FOR or HHC?

35.5% of Forestar Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Howard Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Forestar Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.0% of Howard Hughes shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, FOR or HHC?

Forestar Group has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howard Hughes has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate FOR or HHC?

Forestar Group presently has a consensus price target of $30.33, suggesting a potential upside of 39.59%. Given Forestar Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Forestar Group is more favorable than Howard Hughes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Forestar Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Howard Hughes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FOR or HHC?

Forestar Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Howard Hughes. Forestar Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howard Hughes, 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
Forestar Group	$1.51B	0.73	$203.40M	$3.30	6.58
Howard Hughes	$1.61B	2.15	$184.53M	$2.41	28.59

Summary

Forestar Group beats Howard Hughes on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.