Comparing Intergroup (INTG) & Its Rivals

Intergroup (NASDAQ:INTG) is one of 382 publicly-traded companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Intergroup to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

3.4% of Intergroup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by institutional investors. 73.8% of Intergroup shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.3% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Intergroup and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intergroup	2.22%	-1.43%	1.60%
Intergroup Competitors	2.41%	-40.04%	2.14%

Risk & Volatility

Intergroup has a beta of -0.02, indicating that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intergroup’s rivals have a beta of 1.44, indicating that their average share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Intergroup and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intergroup	0	1	0	0	2.00
Intergroup Competitors	3797	17230	25516	901	2.50

As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 55.97%. Given Intergroup’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Intergroup has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Intergroup and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intergroup	$73.95 million	$1.64 million	54.10
Intergroup Competitors	$3.43 billion	$250.20 million	-161.30

Intergroup’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Intergroup. Intergroup is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Intergroup rivals beat Intergroup on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Intergroup Company Profile

The InterGroup Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates a hotel under the Hilton San Francisco Financial District name located in San Francisco, California. The company operates through three segments: Hotel Operations, Real Estate Operations, and Investment Transactions. Its hotel consists of guest rooms and luxury suites, a restaurant, a lounge, a private dining room, meeting room space, a gym, a grand ballroom, 5-level underground parking garage, a pedestrian bridge, and a Chinese culture center. The company also invests in income-producing instruments, corporate debt and equity securities, publicly traded investment funds, mortgage-backed securities, securities issued by REITs, and other companies that invest primarily in real estate. In addition, it owns, manages, and invests in apartment complexes, single-family houses as strategic investments, and commercial real estate property located in the United States, as well as owns unimproved land in Maui, Hawaii. The InterGroup Corporation was founded in 1965 and is based in Los Angeles, California.