Head-To-Head Comparison: Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) and Mobile Infrastructure (NASDAQ:BEEP)

Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) and Mobile Infrastructure (NASDAQ:BEEP) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Comstock Holding Companies and Mobile Infrastructure’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Comstock Holding Companies	$45.08 million	1.38	$7.78 million	$0.78	8.13
Mobile Infrastructure	$30.27 million	3.20	-$25.12 million	N/A	N/A

Comstock Holding Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Mobile Infrastructure.

Volatility & Risk

Comstock Holding Companies has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mobile Infrastructure has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

6.4% of Comstock Holding Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 40.0% of Comstock Holding Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 46.2% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Comstock Holding Companies and Mobile Infrastructure, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comstock Holding Companies	0	0	0	0	N/A
Mobile Infrastructure	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Comstock Holding Companies and Mobile Infrastructure’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comstock Holding Companies	17.61%	22.60%	17.28%
Mobile Infrastructure	N/A	-2.18%	-1.04%

Summary

Comstock Holding Companies beats Mobile Infrastructure on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Comstock Holding Companies

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.

About Mobile Infrastructure

Mobile Infrastructure Corporation is a Maryland corporation. The Company owns a diversified portfolio of parking assets primarily located in the Midwest and Southwest. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned 43 parking facilities in 21 separate markets throughout the United States, with a total of 15,700 parking spaces and approximately 5.4 million square feet. The Company also owns approximately 0.2 million square feet of retail/commercial space adjacent to its parking facilities.