Comparing Brookfield Wealth Solutions (NYSE:BNT) and Greystone Housing Impact Investors (NYSE:GHI)

Greystone Housing Impact Investors (NYSE:GHI) and Brookfield Wealth Solutions (NYSE:BNT) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Dividends

Greystone Housing Impact Investors pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Brookfield Wealth Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Greystone Housing Impact Investors pays out -233.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Wealth Solutions pays out 107.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Greystone Housing Impact Investors has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Greystone Housing Impact Investors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Volatility and Risk

Greystone Housing Impact Investors has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Wealth Solutions has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Greystone Housing Impact Investors and Brookfield Wealth Solutions”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greystone Housing Impact Investors	$85.39 million	1.72	-$7.61 million	($0.24)	-25.99
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	$11.63 billion	1.16	$766.00 million	$0.26	153.38

Brookfield Wealth Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Greystone Housing Impact Investors. Greystone Housing Impact Investors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Wealth Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.0% of Greystone Housing Impact Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Greystone Housing Impact Investors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Greystone Housing Impact Investors and Brookfield Wealth Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greystone Housing Impact Investors	-1.03%	3.72%	0.70%
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	0.15%	0.10%	0.01%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Greystone Housing Impact Investors and Brookfield Wealth Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greystone Housing Impact Investors	1	1	1	0	2.00
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	0	1	0	0	2.00

Greystone Housing Impact Investors currently has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 52.32%. Given Greystone Housing Impact Investors’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Greystone Housing Impact Investors is more favorable than Brookfield Wealth Solutions.

Summary

Greystone Housing Impact Investors beats Brookfield Wealth Solutions on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greystone Housing Impact Investors

Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP acquires, holds, sells, and deals in a portfolio of mortgage revenue bonds (MRBs) that are issued to provide construction and/or permanent financing for multifamily, student, and senior citizen housing; skilled nursing properties; and commercial properties in the United States. The company operates in four segments: Affordable Multifamily MRB Investments; Seniors and Skilled Nursing MRB Investments; MF Properties; Market-Rate Joint Venture Investments. It also invests in governmental issuer loans. The company was formerly known as America First Multifamily Investors, L.P. and changed its name to Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP in December 2022. Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

About Brookfield Wealth Solutions

Brookfield Wealth Solutions is focused on securing the financial futures of individuals and institutions through a range of retirement services, wealth protection products and tailored capital solutions. Through our operating subsidiaries, we offer a broad range of insurance products and services, including annuities, personal and commercial property and casualty insurance and life insurance.The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.