Colliers International Group (CIGI) Competitors

First Capital Realty (TSE:FCR.UN) and Colliers International Group (TSE:CIGI) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, FCR.UN or CIGI?

First Capital Realty has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colliers International Group has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FCR.UN or CIGI?

First Capital Realty received 362 more outperform votes than Colliers International Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.34% of users gave Colliers International Group an outperform vote while only 67.73% of users gave First Capital Realty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Capital Realty	Outperform Votes 533 67.73%	Underperform Votes 254 32.27%
Colliers International Group	Outperform Votes 171 76.34%	Underperform Votes 53 23.66%

Do analysts prefer FCR.UN or CIGI?

First Capital Realty presently has a consensus target price of C$19.83, indicating a potential upside of 31.61%. Colliers International Group has a consensus target price of C$160.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.45%. Given First Capital Realty's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Capital Realty is more favorable than Colliers International Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Capital Realty	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Colliers International Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Is FCR.UN or CIGI more profitable?

Colliers International Group has a net margin of 1.01% compared to First Capital Realty's net margin of -21.78%. Colliers International Group's return on equity of 13.06% beat First Capital Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Capital Realty	-21.78%	-3.42%	2.48%
Colliers International Group	1.01%	13.06%	5.72%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FCR.UN or CIGI?

Colliers International Group has higher revenue and earnings than First Capital Realty. First Capital Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colliers International Group, 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
First Capital Realty	C$715.08 million	4.48	-C$155.71 million	-C$0.73	-20.64
Colliers International Group	C$4.42 billion	1.25	C$44.74 million	C$1.36	95.30

Is FCR.UN or CIGI a better dividend stock?

First Capital Realty pays an annual dividend of C$0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Colliers International Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. First Capital Realty pays out -117.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Colliers International Group pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Capital Realty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor FCR.UN or CIGI?

In the previous week, Colliers International Group had 1 more articles in the media than First Capital Realty. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Colliers International Group and 0 mentions for First Capital Realty. Colliers International Group's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat First Capital Realty's score of 0.00 indicating that Colliers International Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Capital Realty	Neutral
Colliers International Group	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FCR.UN or CIGI?

42.8% of First Capital Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of Colliers International Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of First Capital Realty shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Colliers International Group shares are held by company 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.

Summary

Colliers International Group beats First Capital Realty on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.