Hypoport (ETR:HYQ) and Commerzbank (ETR:CBK) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Hypoport and Commerzbank, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Hypoport | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Commerzbank | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1.80 |
Hypoport currently has a consensus price target of €362.00, suggesting a potential downside of 30.12%. Commerzbank has a consensus price target of €5.40, suggesting a potential downside of 2.39%. Given Commerzbank's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Commerzbank is more favorable than Hypoport.
Profitability
This table compares Hypoport and Commerzbank's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Hypoport | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Commerzbank | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Hypoport and Commerzbank's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Hypoport | $374.41 million | 8.45 | $22.53 million | €3.69 | 140.38 |
Commerzbank | $6.44 billion | 1.07 | $-2,865,916,800.00 | (€2.29) | -2.41 |
Hypoport has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Commerzbank. Commerzbank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hypoport, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Hypoport beats Commerzbank on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.