La Rosa (NASDAQ:LRHC – Get Free Report) and Alset (NASDAQ:AEI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
7.6% of La Rosa shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.7% of Alset shares are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of La Rosa shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 90.3% of Alset shares are held 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.
Profitability
This table compares La Rosa and Alset’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| La Rosa | -35.59% | N/A | -91.73% |
| Alset | -105.02% | -12.09% | -11.50% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| La Rosa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Alset | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares La Rosa and Alset”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| La Rosa | $69.45 million | 0.02 | -$14.45 million | ($466.19) | 0.00 |
| Alset | $21.12 million | 6.28 | -$3.97 million | ($1.19) | -2.87 |
Alset has lower revenue, but higher earnings than La Rosa. Alset is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than La Rosa, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
La Rosa has a beta of 2.6, meaning that its stock price is 160% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alset has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
La Rosa beats Alset on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About La Rosa
La Rosa Holdings Corp., through its subsidiaries, operates primarily in the residential real estate market in the United States. The company operates through five segments: Real Estate Brokerage Services (Residential), Franchising Services, Coaching Services, Property Management, and Real Estate Brokerage Services (Commercial). It delivers coaching services to its brokers and franchisee's brokers; and franchises real estate brokerage agencies. The company also engages in the residential and commercial real estate brokerage business; and property management services to owners of single-family residential properties. La Rosa Holdings Corp. was founded in 2004 and is based in Celebration, Florida.
About Alset
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.
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