Branicks Group (OTCMKTS:DDCCF) versus IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:IRS) Head-To-Head Review

Branicks Group (OTCMKTS:DDCCF) and IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:IRS) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Branicks Group and IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Branicks Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima	$658.73 million	1.49	-$36.85 million	$0.30	44.03

Branicks Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima.

Profitability

This table compares Branicks Group and IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Branicks Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima	5.40%	29.86%	15.76%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

45.5% of IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima shares are held by institutional investors. 25.1% of IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Branicks Group and IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Branicks Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima	0	0	1	0	3.00

IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.59%. Given IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima is more favorable than Branicks Group.

Summary

IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima beats Branicks Group on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Branicks Group

Branicks Group AG (formerly DIC Asset AG) is Germany's leading listed specialist for office and logistics real estate with 25 years of experience on the real estate market and with access to a broad-based network of investors. Our business is based on a regional and inter-regional real estate platform with nine offices on the ground in all major German markets (with VIB Vermögen AG included). We currently manage a total of 358 assets with a combined market value of EUR 14.2 billion on site, always close to our properties and their occupiers. The Commercial Portfolio segment comprises real estate held for our own account. Here, we generate steady cash flows from stable rent revenues on long-term leases while also optimising the value of our portfolio assets through active management, and realising gains from sales. In the Institutional Business segment, we earn recurrent fees from real estate services we provide to national and international institutional investors by structuring and managing investment products that return attractive dividend yields.

About IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima

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.