Armada Hoffler Properties (NYSE:AHRT – Get Free Report) and Mirvac Group (OTCMKTS:MRVGF – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Armada Hoffler Properties and Mirvac Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Armada Hoffler Properties | $285.20 million | 2.45 | $5.60 million | ($0.63) | -11.01 |
| Mirvac Group | N/A | N/A | N/A | $0.12 | 9.10 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Armada Hoffler Properties and Mirvac Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Armada Hoffler Properties | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.17 |
| Mirvac Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Armada Hoffler Properties currently has a consensus target price of $7.38, suggesting a potential upside of 6.28%. Given Armada Hoffler Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Armada Hoffler Properties is more favorable than Mirvac Group.
Dividends
Armada Hoffler Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Mirvac Group pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Armada Hoffler Properties pays out -88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mirvac Group pays out 74.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Profitability
This table compares Armada Hoffler Properties and Mirvac Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Armada Hoffler Properties | -18.23% | -0.74% | -0.20% |
| Mirvac Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
66.3% of Armada Hoffler Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of Mirvac Group shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of Armada Hoffler Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Armada Hoffler Properties beats Mirvac Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Armada Hoffler Properties
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) is a vertically integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) with over four decades of experience developing, building, acquiring, and managing high-quality retail, office, and multifamily properties located primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. In addition to the ownership of the Company’s operating property portfolio, the Company develops and builds properties for its own account and through joint ventures between the Company and unaffiliated partners and also invests in development projects through real estate financing arrangements. The Company also provides general construction and development services to third-party clients. The Company’s construction and development experience includes mid- and high-rise office buildings, retail strip malls, retail power centers, multifamily apartment communities, hotels and conference centers, single- and multi-tenant industrial, distribution, and manufacturing facilities, educational, medical, and special purpose facilities, government projects, parking garages, and mixed-use town centers. The Company is the sole general partner of Armada Hoffler, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) and, as of March 31, 2024, owned 75.5% of the economic interest in the Operating Partnership, of which 0.1% is held as general partnership units. The operations of the Company are conducted primarily through the Operating Partnership and the wholly owned subsidiaries thereof.
About Mirvac Group
Founded in 1972, Mirvac is an Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) top 50 company with an integrated asset creation and curation capability. For more than 50 years, we've dedicated ourselves to creating extraordinary urban places and experiences. We have over $35 billion of assets under management, together with a $12 billion commercial and mixed use development pipeline, and a $17 billion residential development pipeline, enabling us to deliver innovative and high-quality property for our customers, while driving long-term value for our securityholders.
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