Hammerson (OTCMKTS:HMSNF) & Smith Douglas Homes (NYSE:SDHC) Financial Comparison

Hammerson (OTCMKTS:HMSNF) and Smith Douglas Homes (NYSE:SDHC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Risk & Volatility

Hammerson has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smith Douglas Homes has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Hammerson and Smith Douglas Homes, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hammerson	0	3	1	0	2.25
Smith Douglas Homes	3	6	1	0	1.80

Smith Douglas Homes has a consensus target price of $13.90, suggesting a potential upside of 24.33%. Given Smith Douglas Homes’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Smith Douglas Homes is more favorable than Hammerson.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hammerson and Smith Douglas Homes”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hammerson	$278.73 million	7.98	$306.07 million	N/A	N/A
Smith Douglas Homes	$971.12 million	0.58	$10.69 million	$0.95	11.77

Hammerson has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Smith Douglas Homes.

Profitability

This table compares Hammerson and Smith Douglas Homes’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hammerson	N/A	N/A	N/A
Smith Douglas Homes	0.90%	-0.78%	-0.58%

Summary

Hammerson beats Smith Douglas Homes on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hammerson

Hammerson is a cities business. An owner, operator and developer of prime urban real estate, with a portfolio value of £4.7billion (as at 30 June 2023), in some of the fastest growing cities in the UK, Ireland and France. Our portfolio and adjacent lands leverage our experience and capabilities to create and manage exceptional city centre destinations with the opportunity to drive value and reshape entire neighbourhoods. Our assets are high profile and play an important role in our communities, welcoming c. 175 million visitors each year and supporting 20,000+ jobs though our retail, dining and social occupiers. These destinations include Bullring in Birmingham, The Oracle in Reading, Dundrum Estate, Dublin and Terraces du Port in Marseille. We also hold investments in Value Retail, best-in-class villages such as Bicester Village, Oxfordshire. Hammerson also holds 80 acres of attractive pre-development and strategic land. This includes complementary adjacent land, creating optionality to enhance both the scale and diversity of the existing estate, and stand-alone land opportunities. These include Martineau Galleries in Birmingham and Bishopsgate Goodsyard, Shoreditch.

About Smith Douglas Homes

Smith Douglas Homes Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, construction, and sale of single-family homes in the southeastern United States. It also provides closing, escrow, and title insurance services. The company sells its products to entry-level and empty-nest homebuyers. Smith Douglas Homes Corp. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Woodstock, Georgia.