This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Howard Hughes (HHC) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsInsider TradesSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HHC vs. FOR, AGNCP, AGNCO, AGNCN, AGNCM, AGNCL, BPYPP, BPYPO, BPYPN, and ESBAShould you be buying Howard Hughes stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Howard Hughes include Forestar Group (FOR), AGNC Investment (AGNCP), AGNC Investment (AGNCO), AGNC Investment (AGNCN), AGNC Investment (AGNCM), AGNC Investment (AGNCL), Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP), Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPO), Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPN), and Empire State Realty OP (ESBA). Howard Hughes vs. Its Competitors Forestar Group AGNC Investment AGNC Investment AGNC Investment AGNC Investment AGNC Investment Brookfield Property Partners Brookfield Property Partners Brookfield Property Partners Empire State Realty OP Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) and Howard Hughes (NYSE:HHC) are both real estate development companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings. Which has stronger valuation and 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioForestar Group$1.51B0.86$203.40M$3.198.01Howard Hughes$1.61B2.54$184.53M$2.4133.86 Which has more volatility & risk, FOR or HHC? Forestar Group has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howard Hughes has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend FOR or HHC? Forestar Group presently has a consensus target price of $30.20, suggesting a potential upside of 18.20%. Given Forestar Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Howard Hughes 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FOR or HHC? 35.5% of Forestar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Howard Hughes shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Forestar Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.0% of Howard Hughes shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer 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. Howard Hughes' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Forestar Group's score of 0.30 indicating that Howard Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Forestar Group Neutral Howard Hughes Positive Is FOR or HHC more profitable? Forestar Group has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Howard Hughes' net margin of 7.72%. Forestar Group's return on equity of 10.02% beat Howard Hughes' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Forestar Group10.54% 10.02% 5.47% Howard Hughes 7.72%3.33%1.24% SummaryForestar Group beats Howard Hughes on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HHC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 HHC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHoward HughesReal Estate IndustryReal Estate SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.09B$2.32B$1.73B$22.05BDividend YieldN/A3.26%6.74%3.58%P/E Ratio33.86149.35278.2829.59Price / Sales2.54194.84527.57102.76Price / Cash9.858.3766.7924.53Price / Book1.130.711.344.61Net Income$184.53M$81.76M-$120.13M$1.01B Howard Hughes Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HHCHoward HughesN/A$81.61-1.3%N/A+9.3%$4.09B$1.61B33.86565High Trading VolumeFORForestar Group3.9699 of 5 stars$26.32-1.3%$30.20+14.8%-18.8%$1.34B$1.54B8.24290Analyst ForecastAGNCPAGNC InvestmentN/A$25.29-0.2%N/A+2.3%$0.00$496M0.0050Short Interest ↓AGNCOAGNC InvestmentN/A$25.670.0%N/A+0.4%$0.00$496M0.0050News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓AGNCNAGNC InvestmentN/A$26.02-0.1%N/A+0.9%$0.00$496M0.0050News CoverageAGNCMAGNC InvestmentN/A$25.10-0.3%N/A-0.9%$0.00$496M0.0050Short Interest ↑AGNCLAGNC InvestmentN/A$25.22flatN/A+0.3%$0.00$496M0.0050Positive NewsBPYPPBrookfield Property PartnersN/A$15.30-1.2%N/A-16.3%$0.00$7.92B0.0029,500Positive NewsBPYPOBrookfield Property PartnersN/A$14.97-1.0%N/A-12.3%$0.00$7.92B0.0029,500Positive NewsBPYPNBrookfield Property PartnersN/A$13.62flatN/A-9.6%$0.00$7.92B0.0029,500Positive NewsESBAEmpire State Realty OPN/A$7.62+1.5%N/A-32.5%$0.00N/A0.00670Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FOR Competitors AGNCP Competitors AGNCO Competitors AGNCN Competitors AGNCM Competitors AGNCL Competitors BPYPP Competitors BPYPO Competitors BPYPN Competitors ESBA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HHC) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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