KE (BEKE) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer BEKE or VTMX?

In the previous week, KE had 5 more articles in the media than Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for KE and 1 mentions for Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta. KE's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta's score of 0.85 indicating that KE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
KE	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BEKE or VTMX a better dividend stock?

KE pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. KE pays out 58.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta pays out 15.5% 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BEKE or VTMX?

KE has higher revenue and earnings than Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KE, 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
KE	$12.80B	1.67	$556.89M	$0.53	33.43
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	$252.33M	93.78	$223.35M	$1.10	24.90

Do analysts prefer BEKE or VTMX?

KE presently has a consensus price target of $27.16, suggesting a potential upside of 53.27%. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.88%. Given KE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe KE is more favorable than Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KE	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is BEKE or VTMX more profitable?

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a net margin of 43.85% 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
KE	4.48%	6.75%	3.74%
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	43.85%	4.34%	2.88%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BEKE or VTMX?

39.3% of KE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, BEKE or VTMX?

KE has a beta of -0.76, meaning that its share price is 176% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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