Brookfield (BN) Competitors

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX) and Brookfield (NYSE:BN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, VTMX or BN?

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor VTMX or BN?

In the previous week, Brookfield had 11 more articles in the media than Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Brookfield and 3 mentions for Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta. Brookfield's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta's score of 0.08 indicating that Brookfield is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Brookfield	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VTMX or BN?

6.6% of Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Brookfield shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.0% of Brookfield shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is VTMX or BN a better dividend stock?

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Brookfield pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield pays out 128.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Brookfield is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is VTMX or BN more profitable?

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta has a net margin of 88.52% compared to Brookfield's net margin of 0.75%. Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta's return on equity of 8.52% beat Brookfield's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta	88.52%	8.52%	5.67%
Brookfield	0.75%	3.93%	1.30%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VTMX or BN?

Brookfield received 43 more outperform votes than Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.53% of users gave Brookfield an outperform vote while only 63.64% of users gave Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta	Outperform Votes 7 63.64%	Underperform Votes 4 36.36%
Brookfield	Outperform Votes 50 73.53%	Underperform Votes 18 26.47%

Do analysts rate VTMX or BN?

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta currently has a consensus price target of $27.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.82%. Brookfield has a consensus price target of $63.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.29%. Given Brookfield's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield is more favorable than Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Brookfield	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Which has better earnings & valuation, VTMX or BN?

Brookfield has higher revenue and earnings than Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta. Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield, 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
Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta	$258.80M	93.50	$316.64M	$1.10	25.46
Brookfield	$81.04B	1.20	$641M	$0.28	211.68

Summary

Brookfield beats Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.