Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) versus Strategic Global Investments (OTCMKTS:STBV) Head-To-Head Survey

Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) and Strategic Global Investments (OTCMKTS:STBV) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Forestar Group and Strategic Global Investments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Forestar Group	10.54%	10.02%	5.47%
Strategic Global Investments	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Forestar Group has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strategic Global Investments has a beta of -0.66, meaning that its share price is 166% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

35.5% of Forestar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Forestar Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 65.5% of Strategic Global Investments shares are owned 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Forestar Group and Strategic Global Investments”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Forestar Group	$1.51 billion	0.93	$203.40 million	$3.19	8.70
Strategic Global Investments	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Forestar Group has higher revenue and earnings than Strategic Global Investments.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Forestar Group and Strategic Global Investments, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Forestar Group	0	1	3	1	3.00
Strategic Global Investments	0	0	0	0	0.00

Forestar Group presently has a consensus target price of $30.20, indicating a potential upside of 8.81%. Given Forestar Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Forestar Group is more favorable than Strategic Global Investments.

Summary

Forestar Group beats Strategic Global Investments on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Strategic Global Investments

Strategic Global Investments, Inc. operates as a cryptocurrency/blockchain ICO company. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in Branson, Missouri.