Financial Contrast: Transcontinental Realty Investors (TCI) versus Its Competitors

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

32.5% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by institutional investors. 86.2% of Transcontinental Realty Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.1% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Transcontinental Realty Investors and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Transcontinental Realty Investors	1	0	0	0	1.00
Transcontinental Realty Investors Competitors	1576	4684	7437	207	2.45

As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 25.68%. Given Transcontinental Realty Investors’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Transcontinental Realty Investors has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Transcontinental Realty Investors and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Transcontinental Realty Investors	16.08%	-0.17%	-0.13%
Transcontinental Realty Investors Competitors	-263.81%	-682.75%	-1.07%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Transcontinental Realty Investors and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Transcontinental Realty Investors	$49.06 million	$13.80 million	53.05
Transcontinental Realty Investors Competitors	$2.68 billion	-$400.32 million	9.62

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

Volatility & Risk

Transcontinental Realty Investors has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transcontinental Realty Investors’ rivals have a beta of -0.22, meaning that their average share price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Transcontinental Realty Investors beats its rivals on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Transcontinental Realty Investors Company Profile

Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc., a Dallas-based real estate investment company, holds a diverse portfolio of equity real estate located across the U.S., including office buildings, apartments, shopping centers, and developed and undeveloped land. The Company invests in real estate through direct ownership, leases and partnerships and invests in mortgage loans on real estate. The Company also holds mortgage receivables.