Altisource Portfolio Solutions (NASDAQ:ASPS – Get Free Report) and IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (NYSE:IRS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Altisource Portfolio Solutions and IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Altisource Portfolio Solutions | -5.93% | -1.69% | 1.31% |
| IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones | 67.46% | 18.88% | 9.20% |
Volatility & Risk
Altisource Portfolio Solutions has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Altisource Portfolio Solutions and IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Altisource Portfolio Solutions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 |
| IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
Altisource Portfolio Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.41%. IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.46%. Given IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones is more favorable than Altisource Portfolio Solutions.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Altisource Portfolio Solutions and IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Altisource Portfolio Solutions | $182.50 million | 0.36 | $1.62 million | ($0.99) | -5.84 |
| IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones | $409.02 million | 3.16 | $195.18 million | $3.46 | 4.42 |
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has higher revenue and earnings than Altisource Portfolio Solutions. Altisource Portfolio Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones beats Altisource Portfolio Solutions on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Altisource Portfolio Solutions
Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. operates as an integrated service provider and marketplace for the real estate and mortgage industries in the United States and internationally. It operates through Servicer and Real Estate, and Origination segments. The Servicer and Real Estate segment offers property preservation, inspection, title insurance and settlement, real estate valuation, foreclosure trustee, and residential and commercial construction inspection and risk mitigation services. This segment provides Hubzu, an online real estate auction platform, as well as real estate auction, real estate brokerage, and asset management services; Equator, a software-as-a-service technology to manage real estate owned, short sales, foreclosure, bankruptcy, and eviction processes; a vendor invoicing and payment system; RentRange, a single and multi-family rental data, analytics, and rent-based valuation solution; REALSynergy, a commercial loan servicing platform; and NestRange, an automated residential valuation model and analytics solution. The Origination segment offers loan fulfillment, certification and certification insurance services, management services. In addition, it provides Lendors One Loan Automation, a marketplace to order services and a tool to automate components of the loan manufacturing process; TrelixAI, a technology to manage the workflow and automate components of the loan fulfillment, pre and post close quality, and service transfer processes; and ADMS, a document management and data analytics delivery platform. The company serves financial institutions, government-sponsored enterprises, banks, asset managers, servicers, investors, property management firms, real estate brokerages, insurance companies, mortgage bankers, originators, and correspondent and private money lenders. Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
About IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones
IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the diversified real estate activities in Argentina. It operates through five segments: Shopping Malls, Offices, Hotels, Sales and Developments, and Others. The company is involved in the acquisition, development, and operation of shopping malls, office buildings, and other non-shopping mall properties primarily for rental purposes. It also acquires and operates luxury hotels and resorts under the Intercontinental, Libertador, and Llao Llao names; develops and sells residential properties, including apartment tower complexes; and acquires undeveloped land reserves for future development or sale. In addition, the company engages in the development and operation of stadium; and provision of ¡appa!, a digital customer loyalty system platform, for consumption in shopping malls, use of parking spaces, and redemption of corporate benefits. The company was incorporated in 1943 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima operates as a subsidiary of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.
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