Transcontinental Realty Investors (NYSE:TCI – Get Free Report) and Alset (NASDAQ:AEI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Transcontinental Realty Investors and Alset’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Transcontinental Realty Investors | 16.08% | -0.17% | -0.13% |
| Alset | -951.44% | -29.90% | -28.92% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Transcontinental Realty Investors and Alset”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Transcontinental Realty Investors | $49.06 million | 7.17 | $13.80 million | $0.94 | 42.69 |
| Alset | $4.47 million | 7.06 | -$47.42 million | ($1.62) | -0.50 |
Transcontinental Realty Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Alset. Alset is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcontinental Realty Investors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Transcontinental Realty Investors and Alset, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Transcontinental Realty Investors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Alset | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Risk & Volatility
Transcontinental Realty Investors has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alset has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
2.7% of Alset shares are held by institutional investors. 86.2% of Transcontinental Realty Investors shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 90.3% of Alset shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Transcontinental Realty Investors beats Alset on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Transcontinental Realty Investors
Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc., a Dallas-based real estate investment company, holds a diverse portfolio of equity real estate located across the U.S., including office buildings, apartments, shopping centers, and developed and undeveloped land. The Company invests in real estate through direct ownership, leases and partnerships and invests in mortgage loans on real estate. The Company also holds mortgage receivables.
About Alset
Alset Inc. engages in the real estate development, financial services, digital transformation technologies, biohealth activities, and consumer products businesses in the United States, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and South Korea. It operates through four segments: Real Estate, Digital Transformation Technology, Biohealth, and Other Business Activities segments. The Real Estate segment develops property projects and participates in third-party property development projects; and owns, operates, and manages real estate development projects with a focus on land subdivision developments and house rental projects. Its Digital Transformation Technology segment provides support, implementation, and development services with various technologies, including blockchain, e-commerce, social media, and artificial intelligent customer service application and metaverse services. Its technology platform focuses on business-to-business solutions, such as communications and workflow through instant messaging systems, social media, e-commerce and payment systems, direct marketing platforms, e-real estate, brand protection, and counterfeit and fraud detection; and mobile application product development and other businesses, including information technology services to end-users, service providers, and other commercial users through multiple platforms. The Biohealth segment engages in developing, researching, testing, manufacturing, licensing, and distributing biohealth products and services. Its Other Business Activities segment offers corporate strategy and business development, asset management, corporate restructuring, and leveraged buy-out expertise services. It operates cafes in Singapore and South Korea. The company was formerly known as Alset EHome International Inc. and changed its name to Alset Inc. in October 2022. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.
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