Howard Hughes (NYSE:HHH) and InnSuites Hospitality Trust (NYSE:IHT) Critical Analysis

Howard Hughes (NYSE:HHH) and InnSuites Hospitality Trust (NYSE:IHT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Howard Hughes and InnSuites Hospitality Trust”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Howard Hughes	$1.09 billion	3.54	-$550.95 million	($11.73)	-6.56
InnSuites Hospitality Trust	$7.69 million	2.25	$200,000.00	($0.02)	-96.00

InnSuites Hospitality Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Howard Hughes. InnSuites Hospitality Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howard Hughes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Howard Hughes and InnSuites Hospitality Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Howard Hughes	-49.52%	-0.33%	-0.10%
InnSuites Hospitality Trust	-7.18%	-21.16%	-3.56%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.8% of Howard Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.5% of InnSuites Hospitality Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 33.0% of Howard Hughes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 73.9% of InnSuites Hospitality Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Howard Hughes has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InnSuites Hospitality Trust has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Howard Hughes and InnSuites Hospitality Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Howard Hughes	0	0	2	0	3.00
InnSuites Hospitality Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A

Howard Hughes currently has a consensus target price of $82.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.51%. Given Howard Hughes’ higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Howard Hughes is more favorable than InnSuites Hospitality Trust.

Summary

Howard Hughes beats InnSuites Hospitality Trust on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a real estate development company in the United States. It operates in four segments: Operating Assets; Master Planned Communities (MPCs); Seaport; and Strategic Developments. The Operating Assets segment consists of developed or acquired retail, office, and multi-family properties along with other retail investments. Its MPCs segment develops, sells, and leases residential and commercial land designated for long-term community development projects in and around Las Vegas, Nevada; Houston, Texas; and Phoenix, Arizona. The Seaport segment is involved in the landlord operations, managed businesses, and events and sponsorships services of its restaurant, retail, and entertain properties in Pier 17, New York City; Historic Area/Uplands; and Tin Building, as well as in 250 Water Street and in the Jean-Georges restaurants. The Strategic Development segment develops and redevelops residential condominiums and commercial properties. It serves homebuilders. Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.

About InnSuites Hospitality Trust

InnSuites Hospitality Trust (NYSE American symbol: IHT) first listed on the NYSE in 1971 is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona is an unincorporated Ohio Business. Trust that owns and manages hotels under the InnSuites Hotels name. IHT qualifies as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) for tax treatment currently taxed as a corporation with the IRS. IHT has paid dividends each year since 1971 currently at $0.2/year. There are approximately 9 million shares of stock outstanding. In addition, there are approximately 3 million RRF Partnership units convertible 1 to 1 into IHT stock. Total shares and units are approximately 12 million.