Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) versus ACRO (OTCMKTS:TACI) Head to Head Survey

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Forestar Group	10.11%	10.08%	5.52%
ACRO	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

35.5% of Forestar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Forestar Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Forestar Group and ACRO”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Forestar Group	$1.66 billion	0.71	$203.40 million	$3.29	7.03
ACRO	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Forestar Group has higher revenue and earnings than ACRO.

Volatility & Risk

Forestar Group has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACRO has a beta of -231.69, suggesting that its stock price is 23,269% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Forestar Group and ACRO, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Forestar Group	0	3	4	0	2.57
ACRO	0	0	0	0	0.00

Forestar Group presently has a consensus target price of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.32%. Given Forestar Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Forestar Group is more favorable than ACRO.

Summary

Forestar Group beats ACRO on 10 of the 10 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 ACRO

Transatlantic Capital Inc. does not have significant operations. It intends to identify opportunities in commercial properties in the retail, office, and industrial sectors throughout the United States and Canada. The company was formerly known as ACRO Inc. and changed its name to Transatlantic Capital Inc. in May 2014. Transatlantic Capital Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Vallejo, California.TransAtlantic Capital Inc. operates as a subsidiary of NFA Securitiers L3C.