British Land (OTCMKTS:BTLCY) and BR Malls Participações (OTCMKTS:BRMSY) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.5% of British Land shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares British Land and BR Malls Participações' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| British Land | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| BR Malls Participações | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for British Land and BR Malls Participações, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| British Land | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 |
| BR Malls Participações | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Volatility & Risk
British Land has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BR Malls Participações has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares British Land and BR Malls Participações' revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| British Land | $785.11 million | 8.78 | $-1,305,730,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
| BR Malls Participações | $346.45 million | 5.04 | $277.45 million | N/A | N/A |
BR Malls Participações has lower revenue, but higher earnings than British Land.
Summary
British Land beats BR Malls Participações on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
