Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) and Curbline Properties (NYSE:CURB) Critical Comparison

Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI) and Curbline Properties (NYSE:CURB) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Comstock Holding Companies and Curbline Properties”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Comstock Holding Companies	$44.72 million	1.78	$7.78 million	$0.59	13.64
Curbline Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Comstock Holding Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Curbline Properties.

Profitability

This table compares Comstock Holding Companies and Curbline Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comstock Holding Companies	13.44%	15.65%	12.36%
Curbline Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.5% of Comstock Holding Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 40.3% of Comstock Holding Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Comstock Holding Companies and Curbline Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comstock Holding Companies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Curbline Properties	0	5	3	0	2.38

Curbline Properties has a consensus target price of $25.82, indicating a potential upside of 4.71%. Given Curbline Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Curbline Properties is more favorable than Comstock Holding Companies.

Summary

Comstock Holding Companies beats Curbline Properties on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Comstock Holding Companies

Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. operates as a real estate asset manager, developer, and operator of mixed-use and transit-oriented properties in the Washington, D.C. region. The company acquires, develops, operates, and sells residential, commercial, and mixed-use properties. It also provides various asset and property management, development and construction management, and other real estate services to its asset-owning clients, which include primarily of institutional real estate investors, high net worth family offices, and governmental bodies. The company was formerly known as Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. in June 2012. Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

About Curbline Properties

Curbline Properties Corp. is a real estate investment trust which is an owner and manager of convenience shopping centers positioned on the curbline of well-trafficked intersections and major vehicular corridors in suburban. Curbline Properties Corp. is based in NEW YORK.