Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta (VTMX) Competitors

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

Is VTMX or BEKE more profitable?

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a net margin of 12.15% compared to KE's net margin of 3.80%. KE's return on equity of 5.91% 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	3.80%	5.91%	3.25%

Do analysts recommend VTMX or BEKE?

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta presently has a consensus target price of $31.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.72%. KE has a consensus target price of $24.54, suggesting a potential upside of 32.92%. Given KE's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
KE	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VTMX or BEKE?

6.6% of Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.3% of KE shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of KE shares are owned 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 risk and volatility, VTMX or BEKE?

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KE has a beta of -0.76, meaning that its share price is 176% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	94.51	$223.35M	$0.19	145.28
KE	$103.05B	0.21	$556.89M	$0.47	39.29

Does the media prefer VTMX or BEKE?

In the previous week, KE had 11 more articles in the media than Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for KE and 2 mentions for Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta. KE's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta's score of 0.00 indicating that KE is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
KE	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 66.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KE is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

KE beats Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.