Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc (BRG) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 234M vs 795M combined for tracked competitors (22.7% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is holding steady (+1.9% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-24.9%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc generated 10.7% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2022, vs 0.6% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -1.6% net margin compares with 7.8% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc accounted for 28.6% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 26.6% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $8.35M compares with $0.83M for the peer group (10.1x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
BRG Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2022
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc reported revenue growth of 10.69 % year on year in Q2 2022, above its competitors' combined revenue growth of 0.58 %.
With a net margin of -1.60 %, Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (7.81 %).
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc generated 28.55 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 26.64 % a year earlier.
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2022
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc. | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry grew revenue -0.8% year over year, combined, vs 10.7% for Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc. Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.07% to 0.08%, a gain of 0.01 percentage points.
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc. | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (1) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 50.00 % (4 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 16.70 % (1 of 6) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
BRG Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
BRG Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cra International inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc.
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc. | 798.60 | 233.85 |
| Cra International inc | 1,058.56 | 794.64 |
| SUBTOTAL | 1,857.16 | 1,028.50 |
Sources: Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc.'s official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc. | Multifamily Segment 85.32 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc. | 799 | 8,351,857 | 1,075,750 |
| Cra International inc | 1,059 | 828,617 | 51,406 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 1,059 | 828,617 | 51,406 |
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Cra International inc | United States 79.62 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (194 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 100.00 % | 71.22 % (avg) | +28.8 pp |
| Operating Margin | 14.54 % | industry median | -6.5 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 28.92 % | 37.42 % (avg) | -8.5 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 13.77 % | 23.97 % (avg) | -10.2 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry average (194 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 33.2x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 28.9x | 17.6x | +11.2x |
| P/B | 6.5x | 2.0x | +4.5x |
| Return on Equity | 24.97 % | industry aggregate | 17.41 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.02 % | 1.99 % (avg) | 0.03 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | - | 45.75 % | 74.11 % | 59.87 % | 49.95 % | 13.67 % | 4.71 % | 0.36 % |
| Operating Margin | -13.09 % | -3.67 % | -1.35 % | -36.24 % | 16.07 % | 17.48 % | 14.02 % | 13.58 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -1.24 % | -0.20 % | -0.19 % | -2.77 % | 1.50 % | 5.66 % | 1.55 % | 1.66 % |
| P/E | - | 95.7x | - | - | - | - | - | 105.4x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 13.77 % vs industry average 23.97 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Return on equity 17.4 points above the industry aggregate.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 6.5 points below the industry median.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-24.9% annualized).
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc. | 4.01 | 7.01 | 11.34 |
| Cra International inc | 0.06 | 0.86 | 0.68 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc. | Q2 2022 | +10.7 % | - |
| Cra International inc | Q2 2026 | +12.8 % | +11.4 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +12.3 % | -53.4 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc. | Q2 2022 | - | +4.2 % |
| Cra International inc | Q2 2026 | +15.7 % | +38.4 % |
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc. | 1.17% | 1.93% | 24.97% |
| Cra International inc | 7.59% | 22.38% | 24.79% |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Bluerock Residential Growth Reit Inc. | - | 3.41 |
| Cra International inc | 22.09 | 1.33 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 23.38 | 1.81 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.