Reviewing Armada Hoffler Properties (NYSE:AHH) and Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:CMLEF)

Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:CMLEF) and Armada Hoffler Properties (NYSE:AHH) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust and Armada Hoffler Properties”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Armada Hoffler Properties	$735.26 million	1.32	$8.29 million	$0.09	121.39

Armada Hoffler Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

66.3% of Armada Hoffler Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Armada Hoffler Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust and Armada Hoffler Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A
Armada Hoffler Properties	0	1	1	0	2.50

Armada Hoffler Properties has a consensus target price of $11.75, suggesting a potential upside of 7.55%. Given Armada Hoffler Properties’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Armada Hoffler Properties is more favorable than Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust.

Profitability

This table compares Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust and Armada Hoffler Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Armada Hoffler Properties	1.10%	1.26%	0.32%

Summary

Armada Hoffler Properties beats Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust

Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust is a closed-end investment trust, which owns and manage commercial properties. It operates through the following segments: Office Properties, Retail Properties, Industrial and Flex Properties, Cominar’s Proportionate Share, and Joint Ventures. The company was founded by Jules Dallaire on March 31, 1998 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada.

About Armada Hoffler Properties

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) is a vertically integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) with over four decades of experience developing, building, acquiring, and managing high-quality retail, office, and multifamily properties located primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. In addition to the ownership of the Company’s operating property portfolio, the Company develops and builds properties for its own account and through joint ventures between the Company and unaffiliated partners and also invests in development projects through real estate financing arrangements. The Company also provides general construction and development services to third-party clients. The Company’s construction and development experience includes mid- and high-rise office buildings, retail strip malls, retail power centers, multifamily apartment communities, hotels and conference centers, single- and multi-tenant industrial, distribution, and manufacturing facilities, educational, medical, and special purpose facilities, government projects, parking garages, and mixed-use town centers. The Company is the sole general partner of Armada Hoffler, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) and, as of March 31, 2024, owned 75.5% of the economic interest in the Operating Partnership, of which 0.1% is held as general partnership units. The operations of the Company are conducted primarily through the Operating Partnership and the wholly owned subsidiaries thereof.