[May 18, 2013] Avatar Holdings is Among the Companies in the Real Estate Development Industry With the Lowest Return on Equity (AVTR, HHC, STRS, FOR, HOFD) Tweet May 18, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Real Estate Development industry with the lowest return on equity. The ROE is a general indication of the company's efficiency; investors usually look for companies with ROEs that are high and are growing.Avatar Holdings ranks lowest with a ROE of -42.9%. Howard Hughes is next with a ROE of -5.5%. Stratus Properties ranks third lowest with a ROE of -1.3%. Forestar Group follows with a ROE of 2.6%, and Homefed rounds out the bottom five with a ROE of 3.7%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Avatar Holdings on January 3rd, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $7.48. Since that recommendation, shares of Avatar Holdings have risen 61.0%. We continue to monitor Avatar Holdings for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]