Critical Analysis: Greystone Housing Impact Investors (NYSE:GHI) and Timbercreek Financial (OTC:TBCRF)

Greystone Housing Impact Investors (NYSE:GHI) and Timbercreek Financial (OTC:TBCRF) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Greystone Housing Impact Investors and Timbercreek Financial, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greystone Housing Impact Investors	0	0	1	0	3.00
Timbercreek Financial	0	0	0	0	N/A

Greystone Housing Impact Investors currently has a consensus target price of $18.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.99%. Given Greystone Housing Impact Investors’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Greystone Housing Impact Investors is more favorable than Timbercreek Financial.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Greystone Housing Impact Investors and Timbercreek Financial’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greystone Housing Impact Investors	$104.90 million	3.32	$54.01 million	$1.89	7.90
Timbercreek Financial	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Greystone Housing Impact Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Timbercreek Financial.

Profitability

This table compares Greystone Housing Impact Investors and Timbercreek Financial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greystone Housing Impact Investors	45.87%	11.65%	2.51%
Timbercreek Financial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.0% of Greystone Housing Impact Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Greystone Housing Impact Investors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Greystone Housing Impact Investors beats Timbercreek Financial on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greystone Housing Impact Investors

Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP acquires, holds, sells, and deals in a portfolio of mortgage revenue bonds (MRBs) that are issued to provide construction and/or permanent financing for multifamily, student, and senior citizen housing; skilled nursing properties; and commercial properties in the United States. The company operates in four segments: Affordable Multifamily MRB Investments; Seniors and Skilled Nursing MRB Investments; MF Properties; Market-Rate Joint Venture Investments. It also invests in governmental issuer loans. The company was formerly known as America First Multifamily Investors, L.P. and changed its name to Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP in December 2022. Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

About Timbercreek Financial

Timbercreek Financial Corp. provides shorter-duration structured financing solutions to commercial real estate investors in Canada. It focuses on lending against income-producing real estate properties, such as multi-residential, office, and retail buildings in urban markets. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.