Financial Comparison: La Rosa (LRHC) and Its Competitors

La Rosa (NASDAQ:LRHC) is one of 28 publicly-traded companies in the “Real estate agents & managers” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare La Rosa to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares La Rosa and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
La Rosa	$50.37 million	-$7.82 million	-0.33
La Rosa Competitors	$7.21 billion	$117.02 million	36.27

La Rosa’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than La Rosa. La Rosa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

7.6% of La Rosa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.4% of shares of all “Real estate agents & managers” companies are owned by institutional investors. 53.3% of La Rosa shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.4% of shares of all “Real estate agents & managers” companies are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares La Rosa and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
La Rosa	-26.49%	-174.79%	-96.88%
La Rosa Competitors	-3.41%	-23.80%	-9.85%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for La Rosa and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
La Rosa	0	0	0	0	N/A
La Rosa Competitors	106	613	726	21	2.45

As a group, “Real estate agents & managers” companies have a potential upside of 0.14%. Given La Rosa’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe La Rosa has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

La Rosa competitors beat La Rosa on 8 of the 9 factors compared.

About La Rosa

La Rosa Holdings Corp., through its subsidiaries, operates primarily in the residential real estate market in the United States. The company operates through five segments: Real Estate Brokerage Services (Residential), Franchising Services, Coaching Services, Property Management, and Real Estate Brokerage Services (Commercial). It delivers coaching services to its brokers and franchisee's brokers; and franchises real estate brokerage agencies. The company also engages in the residential and commercial real estate brokerage business; and property management services to owners of single-family residential properties. La Rosa Holdings Corp. was founded in 2004 and is based in Celebration, Florida.