Reviewing Tri Pointe Homes (NYSE:TPH) & Iida Group (OTCMKTS:ANTOF)

Tri Pointe Homes (NYSE:TPH) and Iida Group (OTCMKTS:ANTOF) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tri Pointe Homes and Iida Group’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tri Pointe Homes	$4.30 billion	0.63	$576.06 million	$4.07	6.82
Iida Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$172.94	0.10

Tri Pointe Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Iida Group. Iida Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tri Pointe Homes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.6% of Tri Pointe Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Iida Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Tri Pointe Homes 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 Tri Pointe Homes and Iida Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tri Pointe Homes	10.53%	14.36%	8.66%
Iida Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Tri Pointe Homes and Iida Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tri Pointe Homes	0	1	4	0	2.80
Iida Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Tri Pointe Homes currently has a consensus target price of $36.80, indicating a potential upside of 32.61%. Given Tri Pointe Homes’ higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Tri Pointe Homes is more favorable than Iida Group.

Summary

Tri Pointe Homes beats Iida Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tri Pointe Homes

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. engages in the design, construction, and sale of single-family attached and detached homes in the United States. The company operates through a portfolio of six regional home building brands comprising Maracay in Arizona; Pardee Homes in California and Nevada; Quadrant Homes in Washington; Trendmaker Homes in Texas; TRI Pointe Homes in California, Colorado, and the Carolinas; and Winchester Homes in Maryland and Northern Virginia. It operates active selling communities, and owned or controlled lots. The company sells its homes through own sales representatives and independent real estate brokers. It also provides financial services, such as mortgage financing, title and escrow, and property and casualty insurance agency services. The company was formerly known as TRI Pointe Group, Inc. and changed its name to Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. in January 2021. Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in Incline Village, Nevada.

About Iida Group

Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the purchase, planning, design, construction, sale, and after-sales service of detached houses and house condominiums in Japan. It is also involved in the contract construction; real estate brokerage; laminated timber manufacturing and pre-cut processing; manufacture and sale of window glasses used in houses; operates resort facilities; travel agency; finance and insurance; and housing land development, groundwork, water supply, and drainage businesses. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.