Mobile Infrastructure (NASDAQ:BEEP – Get Free Report) and Tejon Ranch (NYSE:TRC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Mobile Infrastructure and Tejon Ranch’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mobile Infrastructure | N/A | -2.45% | -1.17% |
| Tejon Ranch | 1.45% | 0.12% | 0.10% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
84.3% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.6% of Tejon Ranch shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.1% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Tejon Ranch shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Mobile Infrastructure has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tejon Ranch has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Mobile Infrastructure and Tejon Ranch, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Mobile Infrastructure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Tejon Ranch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Mobile Infrastructure and Tejon Ranch’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Mobile Infrastructure | $30.27 million | 3.55 | -$25.12 million | N/A | N/A |
| Tejon Ranch | $44.74 million | 10.77 | $3.27 million | $0.03 | 599.53 |
Tejon Ranch has higher revenue and earnings than Mobile Infrastructure.
Summary
Tejon Ranch beats Mobile Infrastructure on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Mobile Infrastructure
Mobile Infrastructure Corporation is a Maryland corporation. The Company owns a diversified portfolio of parking assets primarily located in the Midwest and Southwest. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned 43 parking facilities in 21 separate markets throughout the United States, with a total of 15,700 parking spaces and approximately 5.4 million square feet. The Company also owns approximately 0.2 million square feet of retail/commercial space adjacent to its parking facilities.
About Tejon Ranch
Tejon Ranch Co., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified real estate development and agribusiness company. It operates through five segments: Commercial/Industrial Real Estate Development, Resort/Residential Real Estate Development, Mineral Resources, Farming, and Ranch Operations. The Commercial/Industrial Real Estate Development segment engages in the planning and permitting of land for development; construction of infrastructure projects, pre-leased buildings, and buildings to be leased or sold; and sale of land to third parties for their own development. It is also involved in the activities related to communications leases, a power plant lease, and landscape maintenance. This segment leases land to various auto service stations with convenience stores, fast-food operations, service diner-style restaurant, a motel, an antique shop, and a post office; various microwave repeater locations, radio and cellular transmitter sites, and fiber optic cable routes; and package of land for an electric power plant. The Resort/Residential Real Estate Development segment engages in land entitlement, planning, pre-construction engineering, stewardship, and conservation activities. The Mineral Resources segment includes oil and gas royalties, rock and aggregate royalties, and royalties from a cement operation leased to National Cement Company of California, Inc.; and the management of water assets and infrastructure projects. The Farming segment farms permanent crops, such as wine grapes, almonds, and pistachios in package of land. It also manages the farming of alfalfa and forage mix on package of land in the Antelope Valley; and leases package of land for growing vegetables, as well as almonds. The Ranch Operations segment provides game management and ancillary land services comprising grazing leases and filming, as well as various guided hunts. Tejon Ranch Co. was founded in 1843 and is based in Lebec, California.
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