Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI – Get Free Report) is one of 329 publicly-traded companies in the “Real Estate Management & Development” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Comstock Holding Companies to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Comstock Holding Companies and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Comstock Holding Companies | 30.43% | 32.62% | 28.18% |
| Comstock Holding Companies Competitors | -264.85% | -682.95% | -1.12% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Comstock Holding Companies and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Comstock Holding Companies | $62.86 million | $17.05 million | 7.54 |
| Comstock Holding Companies Competitors | $2.85 billion | -$400.38 million | 25.73 |
Comstock Holding Companies’ competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Comstock Holding Companies. Comstock Holding Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
6.5% of Comstock Holding Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.4% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by institutional investors. 35.0% of Comstock Holding Companies 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Comstock Holding Companies and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Comstock Holding Companies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Comstock Holding Companies Competitors | 1583 | 4692 | 7449 | 209 | 2.45 |
As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 21.12%. Given Comstock Holding Companies’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Comstock Holding Companies has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Risk & Volatility
Comstock Holding Companies has a beta of -0.42, suggesting that its share price is 142% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comstock Holding Companies’ competitors have a beta of -0.21, suggesting that their average share price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Comstock Holding Companies beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.
Comstock Holding Companies Company Profile
Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. operates as a real estate asset manager, developer, and operator of mixed-use and transit-oriented properties in the Washington, D.C. region. The company acquires, develops, operates, and sells residential, commercial, and mixed-use properties. It also provides various asset and property management, development and construction management, and other real estate services to its asset-owning clients, which include primarily of institutional real estate investors, high net worth family offices, and governmental bodies. The company was formerly known as Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. in June 2012. Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
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