Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX) vs. Santa Fe Financ (OTCMKTS:SFEF) Head-To-Head Analysis

Santa Fe Financ (OTCMKTS:SFEF) and Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Santa Fe Financ and Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Santa Fe Financ	N/A	N/A	N/A
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	1.83%	0.19%	0.12%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Santa Fe Financ and Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Santa Fe Financ	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	$252.33 million	10.02	$223.35 million	$0.02	1,494.45

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has higher revenue and earnings than Santa Fe Financ.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Santa Fe Financ and Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Santa Fe Financ	0	0	0	0	0.00
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	2	1	2	1	2.33

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a consensus target price of $31.33, indicating a potential upside of 4.83%. Given Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta is more favorable than Santa Fe Financ.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.6% of Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta shares are owned by institutional investors. 87.4% of Santa Fe Financ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta beats Santa Fe Financ on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Santa Fe Financ

Santa Fe Financial Corporation owns and operates a hotel under the Hilton San Francisco Financial District name located in San Francisco, California. The company operates through three segments: Hotel Operations, Real Estate Operations, and Investment Transactions. Its hotel property consists of 544 guest rooms and luxury suites, and related facilities, including a five level underground parking garage. The company also owns and operates a 27-unit and a 2-unit multi-family apartment complex located in Los Angeles, California, as well as owns approximately 2 acres of unimproved land for development in Maui, Hawaii. Further, it invests in instruments, corporate debt and equity securities, publicly traded investment funds, mortgage backed securities, securities issued by REIT's, and other companies, which invest primarily in real estate. The company was formerly known as Tri Financial Corporation and changed its name to Santa Fe Financial Corporation in September 1970. The company was founded in 1967 and is based in Los Angeles, California. Santa Fe Financial Corporation is a subsidiary of The InterGroup Corporation.

About Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, acquires, develops, manages, operates, and leases industrial buildings and distribution facilities in Mexico. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.