IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (NYSE:IRS – Get Free Report) and Douglas Elliman (NYSE:DOUG – Get Free Report) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones and Douglas Elliman’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones | 58.90% | 17.99% | 8.69% |
| Douglas Elliman | 2.47% | -19.16% | -6.72% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
45.5% of IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.6% of Douglas Elliman shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.1% of IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of Douglas Elliman shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Douglas Elliman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones currently has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.03%. Given IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones is more favorable than Douglas Elliman.
Risk and Volatility
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Elliman has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones pays an annual dividend of $1.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Douglas Elliman pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones pays out 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Douglas Elliman pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones and Douglas Elliman”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones | $657.60 billion | 0.00 | $278.34 million | $3.29 | 4.72 |
| Douglas Elliman | $1.01 billion | 0.15 | $15.22 million | $0.17 | 9.85 |
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has higher revenue and earnings than Douglas Elliman. IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Douglas Elliman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones beats Douglas Elliman on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones
IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the diversified real estate activities in Argentina. It operates through five segments: Shopping Malls, Offices, Hotels, Sales and Developments, and Others. The company is involved in the acquisition, development, and operation of shopping malls, office buildings, and other non-shopping mall properties primarily for rental purposes. It also acquires and operates luxury hotels and resorts under the Intercontinental, Libertador, and Llao Llao names; develops and sells residential properties, including apartment tower complexes; and acquires undeveloped land reserves for future development or sale. In addition, the company engages in the development and operation of stadium; and provision of ¡appa!, a digital customer loyalty system platform, for consumption in shopping malls, use of parking spaces, and redemption of corporate benefits. The company was incorporated in 1943 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima operates as a subsidiary of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.
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.
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