Critical Survey: Curbline Properties (NYSE:CURB) vs. Comstock Holding Companies (NASDAQ:CHCI)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Curbline Properties and Comstock Holding Companies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

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

Curbline Properties currently has a consensus target price of $25.11, suggesting a potential upside of 1.91%. Given Curbline Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Curbline Properties is more favorable than Comstock Holding Companies.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Curbline Properties and Comstock Holding Companies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Curbline Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Comstock Holding Companies	$44.72 million	1.81	$7.78 million	$0.59	13.86

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

Profitability

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

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

Institutional and Insider 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

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.

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.