Tricon Residential (NYSE:TCN – Get Rating) and FLJ Group (NASDAQ:FLJ – Get Rating) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
57.4% of Tricon Residential shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.8% of FLJ Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of FLJ Group shares are owned 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 Tricon Residential and FLJ Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tricon Residential | 97.08% | 18.10% | 5.54% |
| FLJ Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tricon Residential | $645.59 million | 3.59 | $808.94 million | $1.52 | 5.59 |
| FLJ Group | $652.33 million | 0.11 | $115.28 million | N/A | N/A |
Tricon Residential has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FLJ Group.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Tricon Residential and FLJ Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tricon Residential | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2.80 |
| FLJ Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Tricon Residential presently has a consensus price target of $11.52, suggesting a potential upside of 35.70%. Given Tricon Residential’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tricon Residential is more favorable than FLJ Group.
Volatility & Risk
Tricon Residential has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FLJ Group has a beta of -0.63, meaning that its stock price is 163% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Tricon Residential beats FLJ Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Tricon Residential
Tricon Residential, Inc. is a residential real estate investment company, which engages in renting homes and apartments. It operates through the following business segments: Single-Family Rental, Adjacent Businesses, Private Funds and Advisory and Corporate. The Single-Family Rental Business segment owns and operates single family rental homes. The Private Funds and Advisory segment provide asset management, property management, and development management services. The Corporate segment includes providing support functions in the areas of accounting, treasury, credit management, information technology, legal, and human resources. The company was founded by Geoffrey Matus and David Berman on June 3, 1988 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
About FLJ Group
FLJ Group Limited operates a long-term apartment rental platform in the People's Republic of China. The company leases apartments from landlords, transforms them into standardized furnished rooms, and leases to people. It also provides internet connection and utility services as part of the lease agreement. The company was formerly known as Q&K International Group Limited and changed its name to FLJ Group Limited in September 2022. FLJ Group Limited was founded in 2012 and is based in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
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