Financial Survey: Mobile Infrastructure (BEEP) vs. The Competition

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

84.3% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of shares of all “Real estate” companies are held by institutional investors. 46.2% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of shares of all “Real estate” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Mobile Infrastructure and its peers’ 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%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mobile Infrastructure	$34.05 million	-$25.12 million	-1.18
Mobile Infrastructure Competitors	$4.68 billion	-$41.37 million	56.64

Mobile Infrastructure’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Mobile Infrastructure. Mobile Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Mobile Infrastructure and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mobile Infrastructure	0	0	0	0	N/A
Mobile Infrastructure Competitors	266	1332	1188	44	2.36

As a group, “Real estate” companies have a potential upside of 5.58%. Given Mobile Infrastructure’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mobile Infrastructure has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Risk & Volatility

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 peers have a beta of 1.15, suggesting that their average share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

Mobile Infrastructure Company Profile

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.