Alset (AEI) and Its Peers Head-To-Head Survey

Alset (NASDAQ:AEI) is one of 329 publicly-traded companies in the “Real Estate Management & Development” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Alset to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Alset and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alset	$4.27 million	N/A	-0.33
Alset Competitors	$2.82 billion	-$961.71 million	10.09

Alset’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Alset. Alset is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Alset and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alset	1	0	0	0	1.00
Alset Competitors	1574	4680	7432	207	2.45

As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 28.16%. Given Alset’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alset has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.7% of Alset shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.4% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by institutional investors. 90.5% of Alset shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.1% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies 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.

Risk & Volatility

Alset has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alset’s rivals have a beta of 0.79, suggesting that their average share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Alset and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alset	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alset Competitors	-426.28%	-1,119.00%	-1.43%

Summary

Alset rivals beat Alset on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

Alset Company Profile

Alset Inc. engages in the real estate development, financial services, digital transformation technologies, biohealth activities, and consumer products businesses in the United States, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and South Korea. It operates through four segments: Real Estate, Digital Transformation Technology, Biohealth, and Other Business Activities segments. The Real Estate segment develops property projects and participates in third-party property development projects; and owns, operates, and manages real estate development projects with a focus on land subdivision developments and house rental projects. Its Digital Transformation Technology segment provides support, implementation, and development services with various technologies, including blockchain, e-commerce, social media, and artificial intelligent customer service application and metaverse services. Its technology platform focuses on business-to-business solutions, such as communications and workflow through instant messaging systems, social media, e-commerce and payment systems, direct marketing platforms, e-real estate, brand protection, and counterfeit and fraud detection; and mobile application product development and other businesses, including information technology services to end-users, service providers, and other commercial users through multiple platforms. The Biohealth segment engages in developing, researching, testing, manufacturing, licensing, and distributing biohealth products and services. Its Other Business Activities segment offers corporate strategy and business development, asset management, corporate restructuring, and leveraged buy-out expertise services. It operates cafes in Singapore and South Korea. The company was formerly known as Alset EHome International Inc. and changed its name to Alset Inc. in October 2022. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.