Analyzing Mobile Infrastructure (BEEP) & Its Peers

Mobile Infrastructure (NASDAQ:BEEP) is one of 82 public companies in the “Real estate” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Mobile Infrastructure to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mobile Infrastructure and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mobile Infrastructure	$34.05 million	-$25.12 million	-1.12
Mobile Infrastructure Competitors	$4.76 billion	-$71.29 million	63.68

Mobile Infrastructure’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Mobile Infrastructure. Mobile Infrastructure 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.

Profitability

This table compares Mobile Infrastructure and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mobile Infrastructure	-74.35%	-3.08%	-1.49%
Mobile Infrastructure Competitors	-352.29%	-2.33%	-0.52%

Volatility & Risk

Mobile Infrastructure has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mobile Infrastructure’s competitors have a beta of 1.05, suggesting that their average share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

84.3% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.7% of shares of all “Real estate” companies are owned by institutional investors. 46.2% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of shares of all “Real estate” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Mobile Infrastructure and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mobile Infrastructure	0	0	0	0	N/A
Mobile Infrastructure Competitors	269	1345	1205	43	2.36

As a group, “Real estate” companies have a potential upside of 3.28%. Given Mobile Infrastructure’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mobile Infrastructure has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Mobile Infrastructure competitors beat Mobile Infrastructure on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

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.