AEI vs XEL vs FOR Stock Comparison

Alset, Xcel Energy and Forestar Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEI Alset Inc.
$0.59 -24.4% 1M -79.0% 1Y
Market cap
$20.54M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Development Real Estate
XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$77.86 +11.5% 1M -3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$48.83B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.62B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins
FOR Forestar Group Inc.
$26.00 -1.9% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.34B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.72B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Development Real Estate
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Forestar leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Forestar 8, Xcel Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEIXELFORLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.54M $48.83B $1.34B XEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 21.9x 7.9x FOR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.1x 8.5x FOR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -72.7% +4.7% +11.8% FOR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -942.5% 15.3% 9.9% XEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -10.4% 4.5% 6.1% FOR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 6.4x 1.8x FOR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -79.0% -3.1% -1.0% FOR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -56.7%/yr +4.2%/yr +5.8%/yr FOR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.8% 19.2% 33.7% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 16/100 55/100 FOR

Percentile Scorecard

AEIXELFOR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAEIXELFOR
Valuation 66 #14 of 39 5 #64 of 67 92 #4 of 39
Growth 6 #31 of 33 16 #55 of 65 53 #16 of 33
Profitability 0 #30 of 30 29 #46 of 64 62 #12 of 30
Financial Health 92 #4 of 38 32 #44 of 64 46 #21 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 0 #67 of 67 23 #11 of 14
Overall 41 16 55
  • AEI ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • XEL ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • FOR ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAEIXELFORSPY
1 month -24.4%+11.5%-1.9% -0.8%
3 months -43.8%-3.5%-10.0% +3.5%
6 months -60.4%-2.0%-8.3% +7.0%
Year to date -82.8%+5.4%+5.6% +12.2%
1 year -79.0%-3.1%-1.0% +13.0%
3 years -54.6%+33.5%+11.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -23.2%+10.1%+3.6% +23.1%
5 years -98.5%+22.8%+32.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -56.7%+4.2%+5.8% +11.0%
10 years —+91.8%+134.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+6.7%+8.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEIXELFORSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.8%19.2%33.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 97.9%19.4%31.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.75-0.020.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.82-0.16-0.03 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.9%-37.4%-54.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -84.5%-7.2%-18.7% -1.8%
52-week high $3.81$83.91$31.98 $779.14
52-week low $0.56$69.39$23.09 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAEIXELFOR
P/E now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 7.8x 21.8xmedian 20.8x 7.8xmedian 7.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 4.9x 3.3xmedian 2.9x 0.8xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 11.2x 14.7xmedian 13.1x 8.0xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.4x -6.3xmedian 36.7x 4.7xmedian 6.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.6x 2.0xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.33 5.10median 2.23 1.67median 0.33

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAEIXELFOR
Revenue $4.39M $14.62B $1.72B
Gross profit $863.16K – $368.90M
Operating income -$13.01M $2.79B $213.60M
Net income -$42.10M $2.23B $170.50M
Free cash flow – -$7.69B $282.90M
EPS (diluted) $-1.06 $3.56 $3.32
Cash & equivalents $12.33M $2.01B $394.90M
Total debt $5.26M $39.46B $793.80M
Shares (diluted) 38.90M 627.00M 51.30M
Enterprise value -$115.77M $43.74B -$4.81M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAEIXELFOR
P/E -0.6x 21.8x 7.8x
P/FCF – -6.3x 4.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.2x 4.7x
P/S 5.2x 3.3x 0.8x
P/B 0.2x 2.0x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 2.0x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 0.1x 14.7x 8.0x
EV/EBIT 0.1x 30.9x 8.1x
EV/Revenue -0.3x 5.9x 1.0x
EV/FCF – -11.2x 6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.0x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 5.10 1.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEIXELFOR
Revenue growth (1Y) -72.7% 4.7% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -41.3% -1.4% 10.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -87.6% – 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -50.7% – 9.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -127.1% 11.0% 5.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -157.5% 4.6% 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -199.7% 7.7% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 8.8% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.6% 1.0% 4.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.3% 4.3% 4.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.8% 184.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% 3.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -97.2% 183.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -112.8% 3.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEIXELFOR
Gross margin 19.7% – 21.4%
EBITDA margin -271.7% 39.9% 12.6%
Operating margin -296.3% 19.1% 12.4%
Pretax margin -1,031% 13.7% 13.1%
Net margin -942.5% 15.3% 9.9%
FCF margin – -52.6% 16.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 32.6% 16.5%
Return on equity -33.7% 9.3% 9.3%
Return on assets – 2.6% 5.3%
Return on invested capital -10.4% 4.5% 6.1%
Return on capital employed – 3.6% –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 36.0% 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEIXELFOR
Debt / assets 0.4% 45.3% 24.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 6.4x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – -5.1x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 2.2% 72.4% 42.3%
Equity / assets 97.8% 27.6% 57.7%
Interest coverage -1,915x 1.7x –
Current ratio 12.0x 0.7x –
Quick ratio 10.4x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 9.8x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 1.39 0.85 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEIXELFOR
Dividend yield – 3.0% –
Net buyback yield – -4.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – -1.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAEIXELFOR
Forward P/E – 18.1xFY2026 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.30FY2026 $3.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +13.2%FY2026 -7.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +2.1% -12.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $16.60BFY2026 $1.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +13.1%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.4% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEIXELFOR
Held by institutions 5.8% 95.4% 36.6%
Institutions holding 18 1,284 185
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +7.3% +0.1%
Institutions buying 6 663 97
Institutions selling 8 386 49
Buyers to sellers 0.75 1.72 1.98

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AEIXELFOR
AEI 1.00 -0.05 0.04
XEL -0.05 1.00 0.17
FOR 0.04 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEI, XEL and FOR?

Xcel Energy (XEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alset (AEI) $20.54M, Xcel Energy (XEL) $48.83B, Forestar (FOR) $1.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEI, XEL and FOR?

Forestar (FOR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alset (AEI) -0.5x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 21.9x, Forestar (FOR) 7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Forestar (FOR) is cheapest (Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.1x, Forestar (FOR) 8.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Forestar (FOR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alset (AEI) -72.7%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.7%, Forestar (FOR) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xcel Energy (XEL) has the highest net margin (Alset (AEI) -942.5%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 15.3%, Forestar (FOR) 9.9%). On return on invested capital, Forestar (FOR) leads (Alset (AEI) -10.4%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 4.5%, Forestar (FOR) 6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Forestar (FOR) returned the most: Alset (AEI) -79.0%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -3.1%, Forestar (FOR) -1.0%. Over five years, Forestar (FOR) compounded fastest (Alset (AEI) -56.7%/yr, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.2%/yr, Forestar (FOR) +5.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xcel Energy (XEL) has been the steadiest (Alset (AEI) 95.8%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.2%, Forestar (FOR) 33.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEI, XEL and FOR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Forestar (FOR) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.