Analyzing Intergroup (INTG) and The Competition

Intergroup (NASDAQ:INTG) is one of 382 public companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Intergroup to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Intergroup and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intergroup	2.22%	-1.43%	1.60%
Intergroup Competitors	2.31%	-40.03%	2.12%

Volatility & Risk

Intergroup has a beta of -0.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intergroup’s rivals have a beta of 1.66, meaning that their average stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Intergroup and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intergroup	$73.95 million	$1.64 million	54.46
Intergroup Competitors	$3.31 billion	$250.20 million	-155.59

Intergroup’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Intergroup. Intergroup is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Intergroup and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intergroup	0	1	0	0	2.00
Intergroup Competitors	3806	17282	25595	906	2.50

As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 58.66%. Given Intergroup’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intergroup has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.4% of Intergroup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by institutional investors. 73.8% of Intergroup shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.3% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Intergroup rivals beat Intergroup on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Intergroup

The InterGroup Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates a hotel under the Hilton San Francisco Financial District name located in San Francisco, California. The company operates through three segments: Hotel Operations, Real Estate Operations, and Investment Transactions. Its hotel consists of guest rooms and luxury suites, a restaurant, a lounge, a private dining room, meeting room space, a gym, a grand ballroom, 5-level underground parking garage, a pedestrian bridge, and a Chinese culture center. The company also invests in income-producing instruments, corporate debt and equity securities, publicly traded investment funds, mortgage-backed securities, securities issued by REITs, and other companies that invest primarily in real estate. In addition, it owns, manages, and invests in apartment complexes, single-family houses as strategic investments, and commercial real estate property located in the United States, as well as owns unimproved land in Maui, Hawaii. The InterGroup Corporation was founded in 1965 and is based in Los Angeles, California.