CaliberCos (NASDAQ:CWD) versus Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) Head to Head Comparison

CaliberCos (NASDAQ:CWD) and Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for CaliberCos and Forestar Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CaliberCos	0	0	0	0	N/A
Forestar Group	0	1	2	0	2.67

Forestar Group has a consensus target price of $37.17, suggesting a potential upside of 16.18%. Given Forestar Group’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Forestar Group is more favorable than CaliberCos.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CaliberCos and Forestar Group’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CaliberCos	$90.94 million	0.20	-$12.70 million	($0.74)	-1.14
Forestar Group	$1.44 billion	1.13	$166.90 million	$4.02	7.96

Forestar Group has higher revenue and earnings than CaliberCos. CaliberCos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Forestar Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

4.1% of CaliberCos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.5% of Forestar Group shares are held by institutional investors. 42.3% of CaliberCos shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Forestar Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares CaliberCos and Forestar Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CaliberCos	-18.14%	-19.75%	-5.30%
Forestar Group	12.99%	14.59%	8.11%

Summary

Forestar Group beats CaliberCos on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CaliberCos

Caliber (NASDAQ: CWD) is a vertically integrated alternative asset management firm whose purpose is to build generational wealth for investors seeking to access opportunities in middle-market assets. Caliber differentiates itself by creating, managing, and servicing proprietary products, including middle-market investment funds, private syndications, and direct investments which are managed by our in-house asset services group. Our funds include investment vehicles focused primarily on real estate, private equity, and debt facilities. Additional information can be found at Caliberco.com and CaliberFunds.co.

About Forestar Group

Forestar Group Inc. operates as a residential lot development company in the United States. The company acquires land and develops infrastructure for single-family residential communities. It sells its residential single-family finished lots to local, regional, and national homebuilders. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Arlington, Texas. Forestar Group Inc. operates as a subsidiary of D.R. Horton, Inc.