BN vs. BEKE, VTMX, INVH, FSV, CIGI, MRP, HTGC, GRP.U, CWK, and CURB
Should you be buying Brookfield stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brookfield include KE (BEKE), Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta (VTMX), Invitation Homes (INVH), FirstService (FSV), Colliers International Group (CIGI), Millrose Properties (MRP), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple (GRP.U), Cushman & Wakefield (CWK), and Curbline Properties (CURB). These companies are all part of the "real estate" industry.
Brookfield vs.
KE (NYSE:BEKE) and Brookfield (NYSE:BN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.
KE has a beta of -0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 173% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.
KE has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield. KE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
KE presently has a consensus target price of $27.16, indicating a potential upside of 47.73%. Brookfield has a consensus target price of $63.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.63%. Given KE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe KE is more favorable than Brookfield.
Brookfield received 10 more outperform votes than KE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.76% of users gave Brookfield an outperform vote while only 51.95% of users gave KE an outperform vote.
39.3% of KE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Brookfield shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of KE shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Brookfield shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
KE has a net margin of 5.03% compared to Brookfield's net margin of 0.75%. KE's return on equity of 6.55% beat Brookfield's return on equity.
In the previous week, KE had 3 more articles in the media than Brookfield. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for KE and 16 mentions for Brookfield. Brookfield's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat KE's score of 0.77 indicating that Brookfield is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
KE pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Brookfield pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. KE pays out 58.5% 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. KE is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
KE beats Brookfield on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BN) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
