Reviewing Legacy Housing (NASDAQ:LEGH) and Offerpad Solutions (NYSE:OPAD)
by Sarita Garza · The Markets DailyLegacy Housing (NASDAQ:LEGH – Get Free Report) and Offerpad Solutions (NYSE:OPAD – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and dividends.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Legacy Housing and Offerpad Solutions”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Legacy Housing | $163.26 million | 3.79 | $41.81 million | $1.78 | 14.63 |
| Offerpad Solutions | $567.81 million | 0.04 | -$46.38 million | ($12.20) | -0.38 |
Legacy Housing has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Offerpad Solutions. Offerpad Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Legacy Housing, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Legacy Housing and Offerpad Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Legacy Housing | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Offerpad Solutions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Legacy Housing presently has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential downside of 19.35%. Offerpad Solutions has a consensus target price of $26.17, suggesting a potential upside of 465.15%. Given Offerpad Solutions’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Offerpad Solutions is more favorable than Legacy Housing.
Volatility & Risk
Legacy Housing has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Offerpad Solutions has a beta of 2.42, suggesting that its stock price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
89.3% of Legacy Housing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of Offerpad Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 30.1% of Legacy Housing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 40.6% of Offerpad Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Legacy Housing and Offerpad Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Legacy Housing | 26.01% | 8.08% | 7.44% |
| Offerpad Solutions | -8.51% | -112.51% | -20.98% |
Summary
Legacy Housing beats Offerpad Solutions on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Legacy Housing
Legacy Housing Corporation engages in the building, sale, and financing of manufactured homes and tiny houses primarily in the southern United States. It manufactures and provides for the transport of mobile homes, including 1 to 5 bedrooms with 1 to 3 1/2 bathrooms; and provides wholesale financing to dealers and mobile home parks, as well as retail financing to consumers. The company also offers inventory financing for its independent retailers; consumer financing for its products; and financing to manufactured housing community owners that buy or lease its products for use in their rental housing communities. In addition, it involved in financing and developing new manufactured home communities. The company markets its homes under the Legacy brand through a network of independent retailers and company-owned stores; and directly to manufactured home communities. Legacy Housing Corporation was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Bedford, Texas.
About Offerpad Solutions
Offerpad Solutions Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides technology-enabled solutions for residential real estate market in the United States. It operates iBuying, a real estate solutions platform for on-demand customer that provides home buyers the opportunity to browse and tour homes online. It buys and sells homes through cash offer and listing services. In addition, the company offers renovation services; and ancillary products and services, including mortgage, title insurance, and escrow services, as well as Offerpad Bundle Rewards program that allows customers to receive various discounts when selling and buying a home. Offerpad Solutions Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.