LEJU vs. ASPS, XIN, BPYPO, BPYPN, BPYPP, UKOMW, MLP, AGNCP, AGNCO, and AGNCN
Should you be buying Leju stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Leju include Altisource Portfolio Solutions (ASPS), Xinyuan Real Estate (XIN), Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPO), Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPN), Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP), Ucommune International (UKOMW), Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP), AGNC Investment (AGNCP), AGNC Investment (AGNCO), and AGNC Investment (AGNCN). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.
Leju (NYSE:LEJU) and Altisource Portfolio Solutions (NASDAQ:ASPS) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Altisource Portfolio Solutions had 3 more articles in the media than Leju. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Altisource Portfolio Solutions and 2 mentions for Leju. Leju's average media sentiment score of -0.24 beat Altisource Portfolio Solutions' score of -0.44 indicating that Leju is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Altisource Portfolio Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Leju.
0.4% of Leju shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.4% of Altisource Portfolio Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Leju shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Altisource Portfolio Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Leju received 47 more outperform votes than Altisource Portfolio Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.96% of users gave Leju an outperform vote while only 59.06% of users gave Altisource Portfolio Solutions an outperform vote.
Leju has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altisource Portfolio Solutions has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Leju has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Altisource Portfolio Solutions' net margin of -38.80%.
Summary
Leju beats Altisource Portfolio Solutions on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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