Critical Analysis: Mobile Infrastructure (BEEP) vs. Its Competitors

Mobile Infrastructure (NASDAQ:BEEP) is one of 82 publicly-traded companies in the “Real estate” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Mobile Infrastructure to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mobile Infrastructure	-74.35%	-3.08%	-1.49%
Mobile Infrastructure Competitors	-352.29%	-2.33%	-0.52%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mobile Infrastructure and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mobile Infrastructure	$34.05 million	-$25.12 million	-1.13
Mobile Infrastructure Competitors	$4.75 billion	-$41.93 million	56.78

Mobile Infrastructure’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Mobile Infrastructure. Mobile Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Mobile Infrastructure and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mobile Infrastructure	0	0	0	0	N/A
Mobile Infrastructure Competitors	266	1332	1188	44	2.36

As a group, “Real estate” companies have a potential upside of 4.61%. Given Mobile Infrastructure’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mobile Infrastructure has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk and Volatility

Mobile Infrastructure has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mobile Infrastructure’s rivals have a beta of 1.15, meaning that their average share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

84.3% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of shares of all “Real estate” companies are held by institutional investors. 46.2% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of shares of all “Real estate” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Mobile Infrastructure rivals beat Mobile Infrastructure on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

About Mobile Infrastructure

Mobile Infrastructure Corporation is a Maryland corporation. The Company owns a diversified portfolio of parking assets primarily located in the Midwest and Southwest. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned 43 parking facilities in 21 separate markets throughout the United States, with a total of 15,700 parking spaces and approximately 5.4 million square feet. The Company also owns approximately 0.2 million square feet of retail/commercial space adjacent to its parking facilities.