Critical Review: AGM Group (NASDAQ:AGMH) and Greystone Housing Impact Investors (NYSE:GHI)

Greystone Housing Impact Investors (NYSE:GHI) and AGM Group (NASDAQ:AGMH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

Greystone Housing Impact Investors has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AGM Group has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.0% of Greystone Housing Impact Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Greystone Housing Impact Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.9% of AGM Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Greystone Housing Impact Investors and AGM Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greystone Housing Impact Investors	0.98%	5.63%	1.11%
AGM Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Greystone Housing Impact Investors and AGM Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greystone Housing Impact Investors	$29.58 million	8.35	$21.32 million	($0.08)	-130.88
AGM Group	$32.04 million	0.04	$3.12 million	N/A	N/A

Greystone Housing Impact Investors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AGM Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Greystone Housing Impact Investors and AGM Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greystone Housing Impact Investors	0	0	3	0	3.00
AGM Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Greystone Housing Impact Investors presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.72%. Given Greystone Housing Impact Investors’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Greystone Housing Impact Investors is more favorable than AGM Group.

Summary

Greystone Housing Impact Investors beats AGM Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greystone Housing Impact Investors

Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP acquires, holds, sells, and deals in a portfolio of mortgage revenue bonds (MRBs) that are issued to provide construction and/or permanent financing for multifamily, student, and senior citizen housing; skilled nursing properties; and commercial properties in the United States. The company operates in four segments: Affordable Multifamily MRB Investments; Seniors and Skilled Nursing MRB Investments; MF Properties; Market-Rate Joint Venture Investments. It also invests in governmental issuer loans. The company was formerly known as America First Multifamily Investors, L.P. and changed its name to Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP in December 2022. Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

About AGM Group

AGM Group Holdings Inc. operates as a technology company, engages in the research and development of blockchain-oriented ASIC chip in Singapore, Hong Kong, and China. The company offers MetaTrader 5, a futures trading solution; and foreign exchange trading system that provides services to financial institutions. It also engages in the research and development, manufacture, and sales of technology hardware. In addition, the company sells cryptocurrency mining machine and standardized computing equipment, and technical support plans, as well as delivers fintech software services. AGM Group Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.