KE (BEKE) Competitors

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX) and KE (NYSE:BEKE) are both large-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Do analysts prefer VTMX or BEKE?

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta presently has a consensus price target of $31.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.03%. KE has a consensus price target of $26.30, indicating a potential upside of 46.93%. Given KE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe KE is more favorable than Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
KE	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is VTMX or BEKE more profitable?

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a net margin of 12.15% compared to KE's net margin of 4.48%. KE's return on equity of 6.75% beat Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	12.15%	1.24%	0.81%
KE	4.48%	6.75%	3.74%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VTMX or BEKE?

KE has higher revenue and earnings than Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta. KE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta, 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
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	$252.33M	97.64	$223.35M	$0.19	150.11
KE	$12.80B	1.66	$556.89M	$0.53	33.77

Is VTMX or BEKE a better dividend stock?

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. KE pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta pays out 89.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. KE pays out 58.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KE is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VTMX or BEKE?

6.6% of Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.3% of KE shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of KE shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, VTMX or BEKE?

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KE has a beta of -0.76, indicating that its share price is 176% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor VTMX or BEKE?

In the previous week, KE had 9 more articles in the media than Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for KE and 3 mentions for Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat KE's score of 1.03 indicating that Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KE	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

KE beats Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.