Analyzing Great Eagle (OTCMKTS:GEAHF) and FRP (NASDAQ:FRPH)

FRP (NASDAQ:FRPH) and Great Eagle (OTCMKTS:GEAHF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares FRP and Great Eagle’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FRP	12.59%	1.15%	0.74%
Great Eagle	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

45.4% of FRP shares are held by institutional investors. 22.8% of FRP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

FRP has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Eagle has a beta of 0.06, meaning that its stock price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares FRP and Great Eagle”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FRP	$42.32 million	10.90	$6.39 million	$0.28	86.25
Great Eagle	$1.39 billion	1.00	-$222.33 million	N/A	N/A

FRP has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Great Eagle.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for FRP and Great Eagle, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FRP	1	0	0	0	1.00
Great Eagle	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

FRP beats Great Eagle on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FRP

FRP Holdings, Inc. engages in the real estate business in the United States. It operates through four segments: Industrial and Commercial, Mining Royalty Lands, Development, and Multifamily. The Industrial and Commercial segment owns, leases, and manages commercial properties. The Mining Royalty Lands segment leases and manages mining royalties owned by the company primarily in Florida, Georgia, and Virginia. The Development segment owns and monitors the use of parcels of land that are in various stages of development; and acquires, constructs, and develops primarily for apartment, retail, warehouse, and office buildings. The Multifamily segment owns, leases, and manages buildings through joint ventures. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

About Great Eagle

Great Eagle Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, invests in, develops, and manages residential, office, retail, and hotel properties in Hong Kong, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Mainland China, and internationally. It operates through Hotel Operation, Property Investment, Property Development, Other Operations, Champion REIT, Langham, and US Real Estate Fund segments. The company engages in leasing furnished apartments and properties; and flexible workspace, asset management, hotel accommodation, food and banquet, and restaurant operations. It also owns and operates hotels under The Langham, Cordis, and Eaton brand names. In addition, the company offers secretarial, staff, maintenance and repair, consultancy, and advisory services, as well as property maintenance and leasing services. Further, it sales building materials; invests in securities; manages real estate investment trust, computer system solutions, project management and advisory, treasury management, investment, and investment fund management services, as well as real estate agency services; procurement and financing, warehousing, general trading, hospitality, and hotel management services; and issues medium term notes. Great Eagle Holdings Limited was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.