Analyzing Agile Property (OTCMKTS:AGPYY) & Douglas Elliman (NYSE:DOUG)

Douglas Elliman (NYSE:DOUG) and Agile Property (OTCMKTS:AGPYY) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Douglas Elliman and Agile Property”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Douglas Elliman	$1.03 billion	0.18	$15.22 million	$0.17	11.91
Agile Property	$3.88 billion	0.03	-$2.99 billion	N/A	N/A

Douglas Elliman has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Agile Property.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

59.6% of Douglas Elliman shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of Douglas Elliman shares are owned by 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.

Profitability

This table compares Douglas Elliman and Agile Property’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Douglas Elliman	2.47%	-19.16%	-6.72%
Agile Property	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Douglas Elliman has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agile Property has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Douglas Elliman and Agile Property, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Douglas Elliman	1	0	0	0	1.00
Agile Property	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Douglas Elliman beats Agile Property on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Douglas Elliman

Douglas Elliman Inc. owns Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC, operating as a residential brokerage company in the United States with operations in New York, Florida, California, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. In addition, Douglas Elliman sources, uses and invests in early-stage, disruptive property technology (“PropTech”) solutions and companies and provides other real estate services, including development marketing, property management and settlement and escrow services in select markets.

About Agile Property

Agile Group Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the property development, property management, and other businesses in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, and internationally. The company develops and sells properties; provides property construction, ecological landscaping, and home and decoration, environmental protection, and commercial management services. It also engages in city sanitation, and cleaning services, as well as hotel operation and property investment. In addition, the company operates ecological industrial park; offers hazardous industrial waste treatment, and waste water treatment. The company was formerly known as Agile Property Holdings Limited and changed its name to Agile Group Holdings Limited in July 2016. Agile Group Holdings Limited was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China. Agile Group Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of Top Coast Investment Limited.