Financial Review: LEG Immobilien (OTCMKTS:LEGIF) versus Cyrela Brazil Realty (OTCMKTS:CYRBY)

Cyrela Brazil Realty (OTCMKTS:CYRBY) and LEG Immobilien (OTCMKTS:LEGIF) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cyrela Brazil Realty and LEG Immobilien”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cyrela Brazil Realty	$1.69 billion	1.59	$359.41 million	$0.94	7.43
LEG Immobilien	$1.56 billion	2.92	$1.65 billion	$17.65	3.41

LEG Immobilien has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cyrela Brazil Realty. LEG Immobilien is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cyrela Brazil Realty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Cyrela Brazil Realty has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LEG Immobilien has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Cyrela Brazil Realty and LEG Immobilien, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cyrela Brazil Realty	0	1	0	0	2.00
LEG Immobilien	1	0	2	0	2.33

Profitability

This table compares Cyrela Brazil Realty and LEG Immobilien’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cyrela Brazil Realty	20.58%	17.27%	7.75%
LEG Immobilien	106.86%	14.47%	6.07%

Summary

LEG Immobilien beats Cyrela Brazil Realty on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cyrela Brazil Realty

Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações develops and constructs residential properties in Brazil. It also provides real estate services, such as construction management and technical consultancy services. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

About LEG Immobilien

LEG Immobilien SE, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated property company in Germany. The company engages in the performance of services and management of equity investments; property management and location development; performance of services for third parties and housing industry services; and generation of electricity and heat activities. It also provides information technology (IT) services for third parties; and management services for third-party properties. The company's property portfolio consisted of residential units; commercial units; and garages and parking spaces in North Rhine-Westphalia. LEG Immobilien SE was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.