CBRE Group (NYSE:CBRE) and FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) Financial Contrast

CBRE Group (NYSE:CBRE) and FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares CBRE Group and FTAI Infrastructure’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBRE Group	3.11%	24.08%	7.29%
FTAI Infrastructure	-68.58%	-147.01%	-7.66%

Risk & Volatility

CBRE Group has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTAI Infrastructure has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.4% of CBRE Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of CBRE Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CBRE Group and FTAI Infrastructure”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CBRE Group	$40.55 billion	1.02	$1.16 billion	$4.39	32.09
FTAI Infrastructure	$502.52 million	0.98	-$107.17 million	($4.51)	-0.92

CBRE Group has higher revenue and earnings than FTAI Infrastructure. FTAI Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CBRE Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for CBRE Group and FTAI Infrastructure, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBRE Group	0	1	8	0	2.89
FTAI Infrastructure	1	0	3	0	2.50

CBRE Group presently has a consensus price target of $178.86, suggesting a potential upside of 26.95%. FTAI Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $9.94, suggesting a potential upside of 138.88%. Given FTAI Infrastructure’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FTAI Infrastructure is more favorable than CBRE Group.

Summary

CBRE Group beats FTAI Infrastructure on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CBRE Group

CBRE Group, Inc. operates as a commercial real estate services and investment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The Advisory Services segment offers strategic advice and execution to owners, investors, and occupiers of real estate in connection with leasing of offices, and industrial and retail space; clients fully integrated property sales services under the CBRE Capital Markets brand; clients commercial mortgage and structured financing services; originates and sells commercial mortgage loans; property management services, such as marketing, building engineering, accounting, and financial services on a contractual basis for owners of and investors in office, industrial, and retail properties; and valuation services that include market value appraisals, litigation support, discounted cash flow analyses, and feasibility studies, as well as consulting services, such as property condition reports, hotel advisory, and environmental consulting. The Global Workplace Solutions segment provides facilities management, including day-to-day management of client-occupied space, headquarters, regional offices, administrative offices, data centers and other critical facilities, manufacturing and laboratory facilities, and distribution facilities and retail space; and project management services comprising building consulting, program, and project and cost management services under the Turner & Townsend brand name. The Real Estate Investments segment offers investment management services under the CBRE Investment Management brand to pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, foundations, endowments, and other institutional investors; and development services, such as real estate development and investment activities under the Trammell Crow Company and Telford Homes brands to users and investors in commercial real estate, and for their own account. CBRE Group, Inc. was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

About FTAI Infrastructure

FTAI Infrastructure Inc. focuses on acquiring, developing, and operating assets and businesses that represent infrastructure for customers in the transportation, energy, and industrial products industries in North America. The company operates through five segments: Railroad, Jefferson Terminal, Repauno, Power and Gas, and Sustainability and Energy Transition. It operates a multi-modal crude oil and refined products terminal, and other related assets. The company also has a 1,630-acre deep-water port located along the Delaware River with an underground storage cavern, a multipurpose dock, a rail-to-ship transloading system, and multiple industrial development opportunities; and a 1,660-acre multi-modal port located along the Ohio River with rail, dock, and multiple industrial development opportunities, including a power plant under construction. In addition, it operates six freight railroads and one switching facility. FTAI Infrastructure Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in New York, New York.