Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (CRESY) Competitors

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (NASDAQ:CRESY) and Exp World (NASDAQ:EXPI) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Do analysts rate CRESY or EXPI?

Exp World has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.50%. Given Exp World's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Exp World is more favorable than Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Exp World	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, CRESY or EXPI?

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exp World has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CRESY or EXPI?

In the previous week, Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. had 2 more articles in the media than Exp World. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. and 2 mentions for Exp World. Exp World's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.'s score of 1.08 indicating that Exp World is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Exp World	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CRESY or EXPI a better dividend stock?

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Exp World pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. pays out 51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Exp World pays out -100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Exp World has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CRESY or EXPI?

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Exp World. Exp World is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	$887.72M	0.61	$93.37M	$1.15	7.70
Exp World	$4.57B	0.38	-$21.27M	-$0.20	-55.30

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CRESY or EXPI?

12.9% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of Exp World shares are held by institutional investors. 36.2% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.0% of Exp World shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CRESY or EXPI more profitable?

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has a net margin of 10.57% compared to Exp World's net margin of -0.68%. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.'s return on equity of 4.65% beat Exp World's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	10.57%	4.65%	1.99%
Exp World	-0.68%	-4.79%	-2.33%

Summary

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. beats Exp World on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.