Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD) and Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações (OTCMKTS:CYRBY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Starwood Property Trust and Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações' gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| Starwood Property Trust | $1.20 billion | 5.53 | $509.66 million | $1.71 | 13.58 |
| Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações | $955.30 million | 1.98 | $105.41 million | N/A | N/A |
Starwood Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações.
Volatility & Risk
Starwood Property Trust has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
51.6% of Starwood Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Starwood Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Starwood Property Trust and Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| Starwood Property Trust | 35.03% | 11.08% | 0.69% |
| Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Starwood Property Trust and Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| Starwood Property Trust | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.88 |
| Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Starwood Property Trust presently has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential downside of 20.33%. Given Starwood Property Trust's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Starwood Property Trust is more favorable than Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações.
Dividends
Starwood Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Starwood Property Trust pays out 112.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Starwood Property Trust has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Starwood Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Starwood Property Trust beats Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
