Critical Survey: PURPLEBRICKS GP (OTCMKTS:PRPPF) versus FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP)

FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) and PURPLEBRICKS GP (OTCMKTS:PRPPF) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for FTAI Infrastructure and PURPLEBRICKS GP, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FTAI Infrastructure	0	0	1	0	3.00
PURPLEBRICKS GP	0	0	0	0	0.00

FTAI Infrastructure presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 145.40%. Given FTAI Infrastructure’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe FTAI Infrastructure is more favorable than PURPLEBRICKS GP.

Profitability

This table compares FTAI Infrastructure and PURPLEBRICKS GP’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTAI Infrastructure	-20.85%	-10.14%	-0.68%
PURPLEBRICKS GP	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

87.4% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares FTAI Infrastructure and PURPLEBRICKS GP”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FTAI Infrastructure	$331.50 million	1.70	-$223.65 million	($1.53)	-3.20
PURPLEBRICKS GP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

PURPLEBRICKS GP has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FTAI Infrastructure.

Summary

FTAI Infrastructure beats PURPLEBRICKS GP on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FTAI Infrastructure

FTAI Infrastructure Inc. focuses on acquiring, developing, and operating assets and businesses that represent infrastructure for customers in the transportation, energy, and industrial products industries in North America. The company operates through five segments: Railroad, Jefferson Terminal, Repauno, Power and Gas, and Sustainability and Energy Transition. It operates a multi-modal crude oil and refined products terminal, and other related assets. The company also has a 1,630-acre deep-water port located along the Delaware River with an underground storage cavern, a multipurpose dock, a rail-to-ship transloading system, and multiple industrial development opportunities; and a 1,660-acre multi-modal port located along the Ohio River with rail, dock, and multiple industrial development opportunities, including a power plant under construction. In addition, it operates six freight railroads and one switching facility. FTAI Infrastructure Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About PURPLEBRICKS GP

Bricks Newco Limited engages in the real estate agency business in the United Kingdom. The company provides services and technology to sell or let residential properties in the United Kingdom on behalf of the owner or landlord. It also engages in the letting of residential properties; and the provision of mortgage advisory services. The company offers its services under the Purplebricks brand name. Bricks Newco Limited was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Solihull, the United Kingdom.