ARL

HoldHot Air

American Realty Investors, Inc. · Real Estate · United States · $239M cap · $67K/day traded

$21.46 +10.3% · close 4 Nov · scored 5 Nov

StockRank up 5.4 since 4 Nov: Momentum up 8 after a 10% price rise.

Hot Air: Strong momentum and nothing else: weak business, rich price.

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Quality
29
Value
25
Momentum
73

As of 5 Nov 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for American Realty Investors, Inc. (ARL) is 37/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 29, Value 25, Momentum 73, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
36.2x
peers 23.5x
ROE
1.2%
peers 4.2%
D/E
0.3x
peers 1.1x
Dividend %
—
trailing yield

ABOUT AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

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American Realty Investors, Inc. is a real estate investment company that acquires, develops, and manages diverse portfolios of residential and commercial properties across the United States. The company focuses on value-add opportunities in multi-family housing and commercial land development, often partnering with joint ventures. Its competitive position is defined by its opportunistic acquisition strategy and active asset management in high-growth metropolitan areas.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year2022202320242025CAGRTTM
Revenue37.5M50.5M47.3M50.0M10.0%51.7M
EPS23.110.25-0.910.97-65.2%0.51
Shares16.2M16.2M16.2M16.2M0.0%—
Debt317.2M182.7M185.4M214.4M-12.2%218.0M
Equity613.5M617.0M601.8M617.4M0.2%—
Op CF-45.4M-31.1M1.1M-5.6M—3.3M
Inv CF307.4M26.8M-41.3M-33.1M——
Fin CF-112.4M-139.0M1.7M27.5M——
PRICE (1Y) · USD+36.3%
15.617.118.520.021.524 Sep15 Oct4 Nov
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkNo clear trendExperimental

No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.

SwingsVery bumpy

Swung more than 80% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 67% a year).

How this is worked out

StockRank weighs the business, its price and its trend. The price check reads only the chart: the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$21.46
RSI (14)
74.6
52-Week Range-12.2% from high
Low $12.42High $24.44

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
29
ROIC
2.0%22.6
ROE
1.2%24.5
GP/Assets
1.9%12.0
Op. Margin
-16.1%5.6
FCF/Assets
-0.1%20.2
Piotroski
418.3
Int. Cover
2.4x32.2
D/E Ratio
0.27x81.0
Current Ratio
3.28x83.1
Value
25
P/E (TTM)
36.2x13.3
EV/EBITDA
131.1x3.0
P/FCF
n/mN/A
P/B
0.5x79.0
P/S
—N/A
Div Yield
—N/A
Momentum
73
52W High %
88%70.7
RS 6M
53%98.2
SMA 50/200
1.02x78.0
EPS Rev 4W
—N/A
EPS Rev 12W
—N/A
EPS Improve
—N/A
Q Growth
—N/A

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$239M
P/E (Forward)
—
Gross Margin
40.3%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Real Estate, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of ARL are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
ARLAmerican Realty Investors, Inc.(you)$239M37Hold
DOUGDouglas Elliman Inc.$145M35Hold
SEGSeaport Entertainment Group Inc.$291M29Sell
TCITranscontinental Realty Investors, Inc.$425M33Sell
AGNTAGNT, Inc$692M36Hold
REAXReal REMAX Group Inc.$578M31Sell
MLPMaui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc.$283M10Strong Sell
FRPHFRP Holdings, Inc.$366M11Strong Sell
MAYSJ.W. Mays, Inc.$83M21Sell
SRGSeritage Growth Properties$91M13Strong Sell

Peer medians: ROE 4.2% · P/E 23.5x · Gross margin 66.0%

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American Realty Investors, Inc. (ARL): Stock Score Summary

American Realty Investors, Inc. (ARL) has a MoatMap StockRank of 37/100 based on Quality (29/100), Value (25/100), and Momentum (73/100) factor scores. The current signal is Hold.

American Realty Investors, Inc. is a real estate investment company that acquires, develops, and manages diverse portfolios of residential and commercial properties across the United States. The company focuses on value-add opportunities in multi-family housing and commercial land development, often partnering with joint ventures. Its competitive position is defined by its opportunistic acquisition strategy and active asset management in high-growth metropolitan areas.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$21.46
Market Cap$239M
P/E (TTM)36.18
Price/Book0.48
Return on Equity1.2%
Return on Invested Capital2.0%
Debt/Equity0.27x
Gross Margin40.3%
Operating Margin-16.1%
Revenue Growth9.0%
Free Cash Flow$-1M

American Realty Investors, Inc. operates in the Real Estate Services industry, part of the Real Estate sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is American Realty Investors, Inc.’s (ARL) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for American Realty Investors, Inc. (ARL) is 37/100, with a Hold signal. It is a composite of Quality (29), Value (25), and Momentum (73), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 24,000+ stocks.
Does American Realty Investors, Inc. have an economic moat?
American Realty Investors, Inc. (ARL) has a Quality factor score of 29/100. Quality blends several measures of profitability and financial strength, led by gross profit to assets, return on invested capital and free cash flow to assets. A high score describes the financial record a durable advantage tends to leave; it does not prove a moat.
Is American Realty Investors, Inc. a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for American Realty Investors, Inc. (ARL) is Hold, based on a StockRank of 37/100. It is the band the score falls in, worked out from the score alone: a description, not a recommendation.
What sector is American Realty Investors, Inc. in?
American Realty Investors, Inc. (ARL) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the Real Estate Services industry (United States).