American Realty Investors (NYSE:ARL – Get Free Report) and Colliers International Group (NASDAQ:CIGI – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
Volatility and Risk
American Realty Investors has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colliers International Group has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares American Realty Investors and Colliers International Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| American Realty Investors | 31.40% | 0.16% | 0.12% |
| Colliers International Group | 1.85% | 20.43% | 4.46% |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| American Realty Investors | $50.01 million | 4.85 | $15.70 million | $0.97 | 15.47 |
| Colliers International Group | $5.56 billion | 0.99 | $103.10 million | $2.01 | 53.53 |
Colliers International Group has higher revenue and earnings than American Realty Investors. American Realty Investors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colliers International Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for American Realty Investors and Colliers International Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| American Realty Investors | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Colliers International Group | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2.60 |
Colliers International Group has a consensus price target of $170.71, indicating a potential upside of 58.67%. Given Colliers International Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Colliers International Group is more favorable than American Realty Investors.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
80.1% of Colliers International Group shares are held by institutional investors. 90.8% of American Realty Investors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of Colliers International Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Colliers International Group beats American Realty Investors on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About American Realty Investors
American Realty Investors, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, acquires, develops, owns, and manages multifamily and commercial real estate properties in the Southern United States. It operates through two segments, Residential and Commercial. The company leases apartment units to residents; and office, industrial, and retail space to various for-profit businesses, as well as local, state, and federal agencies. It also offers tenant services, including parking and storage space rental; and sells land and properties. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Dallas, Texas. American Realty Investors, Inc. is a subsidiary of Realty Advisors, Inc.
About Colliers International Group
Colliers International Group Inc. provides commercial real estate professional and investment management services to corporate and institutional clients in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers outsourcing and advisory services, such as engineering and project management, property management, valuation, and other services, as well as loan servicing for commercial real estate clients. It also provides property management services comprising building operations and maintenance, facilities management, lease administration, property accounting and financial reporting, contract management, and construction management; and project management services, which include bid document review, construction monitoring and delivery management, contract administration and integrated cost control, development management, facility and engineering functionality, milestone and performance monitoring, quality assurance, risk management, and strategic project consulting. In addition, the company offers corporate and workplace solutions; occupier; workplace strategy; property marketing services; transaction brokerage services, including sales and leasing for corporations, financial institutions, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, governments, and individuals; and capital markets services for property sales, debt finance, mortgage investment banking services, as well as landlord and tenant representation services. Further, the company provides investment management services that consists of asset management and investor advisory services. Colliers International Group Inc. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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