Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) and Blue Ridge Real Estate (OTCMKTS:BRRE) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Comstock Holding Companies and Blue Ridge Real Estate's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Comstock Holding Companies | $25.32 million | 1.51 | $890,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Blue Ridge Real Estate | $4.99 million | 4.10 | $-740,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Comstock Holding Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Ridge Real Estate.
Risk and Volatility
Comstock Holding Companies has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Ridge Real Estate has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for Comstock Holding Companies and Blue Ridge Real Estate, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Comstock Holding Companies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Blue Ridge Real Estate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
3.9% of Comstock Holding Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.0% of Blue Ridge Real Estate shares are owned by institutional investors. 73.9% of Comstock Holding Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 64.8% of Blue Ridge Real Estate shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Comstock Holding Companies and Blue Ridge Real Estate's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Comstock Holding Companies | 10.81% | 125.81% | 16.35% |
Blue Ridge Real Estate | -36.09% | -10.37% | -8.68% |
Summary
Comstock Holding Companies beats Blue Ridge Real Estate on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.