Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC – Get Free Report) and Kennedy-Wilson (NYSE:KW – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Boston Omaha and Kennedy-Wilson, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Boston Omaha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Kennedy-Wilson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
Boston Omaha presently has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 99.30%. Kennedy-Wilson has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.52%. Given Boston Omaha’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Boston Omaha is more favorable than Kennedy-Wilson.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Boston Omaha | $112.60 million | 3.50 | -$1.29 million | N/A | N/A |
| Kennedy-Wilson | $515.90 million | 2.63 | -$33.00 million | ($0.26) | -37.88 |
Boston Omaha has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kennedy-Wilson.
Volatility and Risk
Boston Omaha has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Kennedy-Wilson has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Boston Omaha and Kennedy-Wilson’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Boston Omaha | -0.21% | -0.04% | -0.03% |
| Kennedy-Wilson | -9.11% | 12.90% | 1.51% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
60.4% of Boston Omaha shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Kennedy-Wilson shares are held by institutional investors. 23.2% of Boston Omaha shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Kennedy-Wilson shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Boston Omaha beats Kennedy-Wilson on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Boston Omaha
Boston Omaha Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the outdoor billboard advertising business in the southeast United States. It is also involved in the surety insurance and related brokerage, broadband, and asset management businesses. The company was formerly known as REO Plus, Inc. and changed its name to Boston Omaha Corporation in March 2015. Boston Omaha Corporation was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
About Kennedy-Wilson
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a real estate investment company. The company owns, operates, and invests in real estate both on its own and through its investment management platform. It focuses on multifamily and office properties located in the Western United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and Japan. The company had ownership interests in multifamily units, office space, retail and industrial space, and a hotel. It is involved in the development, redevelopment, and entitlement of real estate properties. Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.
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