Anywhere Real Estate (NYSE:HOUS) versus Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC) Head-To-Head Contrast

Anywhere Real Estate (NYSE:HOUS) and Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Anywhere Real Estate and Boston Omaha’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anywhere Real Estate	-1.87%	-4.57%	-1.24%
Boston Omaha	0.68%	0.14%	0.11%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Anywhere Real Estate and Boston Omaha”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Anywhere Real Estate	$5.69 billion	0.11	-$128.00 million	($0.98)	-5.84
Boston Omaha	$108.28 million	3.68	-$1.29 million	$0.03	422.17

Boston Omaha has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Anywhere Real Estate. Anywhere Real Estate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boston Omaha, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Anywhere Real Estate and Boston Omaha, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Anywhere Real Estate	1	1	0	0	1.50
Boston Omaha	0	1	1	0	2.50

Anywhere Real Estate currently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential downside of 30.13%. Boston Omaha has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 57.92%. Given Boston Omaha’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Boston Omaha is more favorable than Anywhere Real Estate.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.6% of Anywhere Real Estate shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.4% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Anywhere Real Estate shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Anywhere Real Estate has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Omaha has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Boston Omaha beats Anywhere Real Estate on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Anywhere Real Estate

Anywhere Real Estate Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides residential real estate services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Anywhere Brands, Anywhere Advisors, and Anywhere Integrated Services. The Anywhere Brands segment franchises the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Coldwell Banker Commercial, Corcoran, ERA, and Sotheby's International Realty brand names. This segment also includes global relocation services under Cartus brand name; and lead generation activities. The Anywhere Advisors segment operates a full-service residential real estate brokerage business under the Coldwell Banker, Corcoran, and Sotheby's International Realty brand names to assist home buyers and sellers in the listing, marketing, selling, and finding homes. This segment also operates real estate auction joint venture. The Anywhere Integrated Services segment provides full-service title, escrow, and settlement services to consumers, real estate companies, corporations, and financial institutions primarily in support of residential real estate transactions. This segment also originates and markets its mortgage lending services to other real estate brokerage companies. The company was formerly known as Realogy Holdings Corp. and changed its name to Anywhere Real Estate Inc. in June 2022. Anywhere Real Estate Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Madison, New Jersey.

About Boston Omaha

Boston Omaha Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the outdoor billboard advertising business in the southeast United States. It is also involved in the surety insurance and related brokerage, broadband, and asset management businesses. The company was formerly known as REO Plus, Inc. and changed its name to Boston Omaha Corporation in March 2015. Boston Omaha Corporation was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.