Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC – Get Free Report) and Douglas Elliman (NYSE:DOUG – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
60.4% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.6% of Douglas Elliman shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Douglas Elliman shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Boston Omaha and Douglas Elliman”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Boston Omaha | $108.28 million | 3.66 | -$1.29 million | N/A | N/A |
| Douglas Elliman | $995.63 million | 0.20 | -$76.32 million | ($0.70) | -3.25 |
Boston Omaha has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Douglas Elliman.
Profitability
This table compares Boston Omaha and Douglas Elliman’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Boston Omaha | -0.21% | -0.04% | -0.03% |
| Douglas Elliman | -5.76% | -3.19% | -0.93% |
Volatility and Risk
Boston Omaha has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Elliman has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Boston Omaha and Douglas Elliman, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Boston Omaha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Douglas Elliman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Boston Omaha presently has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 98.65%. Given Boston Omaha’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Boston Omaha is more favorable than Douglas Elliman.
Summary
Boston Omaha beats Douglas Elliman on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Douglas Elliman
Douglas Elliman Inc. owns Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC, operating as a residential brokerage company in the United States with operations in New York, Florida, California, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. In addition, Douglas Elliman sources, uses and invests in early-stage, disruptive property technology (“PropTech”) solutions and companies and provides other real estate services, including development marketing, property management and settlement and escrow services in select markets.
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