Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta (VTMX) 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 companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, BEKE or VTMX?

KE has a beta of -0.67, indicating that its share price is 167% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BEKE or VTMX a better dividend stock?

KE pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. KE pays out 66.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BEKE or VTMX?

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
KE	$12.80B	1.77	$556.89M	$0.47	40.39
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	$252.33M	92.42	$223.35M	$0.19	142.08

Does the media favor BEKE or VTMX?

In the previous week, Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta had 2 more articles in the media than KE. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta and 4 mentions for KE. KE's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta's score of 0.40 indicating that KE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
KE	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BEKE or VTMX 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
KE	3.80%	5.91%	3.25%
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	12.15%	1.24%	0.81%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer BEKE or VTMX?

KE presently has a consensus target price of $24.54, indicating a potential upside of 29.27%. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a consensus target price of $31.33, indicating a potential upside of 16.07%. 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
KE	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

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