Head-To-Head Survey: Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) versus ACRO (OTCMKTS:TACI)

ACRO (OTCMKTS:TACI) and Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares ACRO and Forestar Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ACRO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Forestar Group	10.11%	10.08%	5.52%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for ACRO and Forestar Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ACRO	0	0	0	0	0.00
Forestar Group	0	3	4	0	2.57

Forestar Group has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.00%. Given Forestar Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Forestar Group is more favorable than ACRO.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ACRO and Forestar Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ACRO	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Forestar Group	$1.66 billion	0.75	$203.40 million	$3.29	7.48

Forestar Group has higher revenue and earnings than ACRO.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

35.5% of Forestar Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Forestar Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

ACRO has a beta of -231.69, suggesting that its stock price is 23,269% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forestar Group has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Forestar Group beats ACRO on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ACRO

Transatlantic Capital Inc. does not have significant operations. It intends to identify opportunities in commercial properties in the retail, office, and industrial sectors throughout the United States and Canada. The company was formerly known as ACRO Inc. and changed its name to Transatlantic Capital Inc. in May 2014. Transatlantic Capital Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Vallejo, California.TransAtlantic Capital Inc. operates as a subsidiary of NFA Securitiers L3C.

About Forestar Group

Forestar Group Inc. operates as a residential lot development company in the United States. The company acquires land and develops infrastructure for single-family residential communities. It sells its residential single-family finished lots to local, regional, and national homebuilders. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Arlington, Texas. Forestar Group Inc. operates as a subsidiary of D.R. Horton, Inc.