Head-To-Head Contrast: La Rosa (LRHC) & Its Rivals
by Sarita Garza · The Markets DailyLa Rosa (NASDAQ:LRHC – Get Free Report) is one of 28 public companies in the “Real estate agents & managers” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare La Rosa to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares La Rosa and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| La Rosa | $50.37 million | -$7.82 million | -0.32 |
| La Rosa Competitors | $7.19 billion | $117.02 million | 36.62 |
La Rosa’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than La Rosa. La Rosa 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 Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for La Rosa and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| 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 downside of 0.23%. Given La Rosa’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe La Rosa has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares La Rosa and its rivals’ 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% |
Summary
La Rosa rivals 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.