Head-To-Head Survey: Anywhere Real Estate (NYSE:HOUS) vs. City Developments (OTCMKTS:CDEVY)

Anywhere Real Estate (NYSE:HOUS) and City Developments (OTCMKTS:CDEVY) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Anywhere Real Estate and City Developments”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Anywhere Real Estate	$5.69 billion	0.19	-$128.00 million	($0.98)	-9.91
City Developments	$2.45 billion	1.97	$150.66 million	N/A	N/A

City Developments has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Anywhere Real Estate.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Anywhere Real Estate and City Developments, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Anywhere Real Estate	1	3	0	0	1.75
City Developments	0	0	0	0	0.00

Anywhere Real Estate presently has a consensus target price of $9.13, suggesting a potential downside of 6.06%. Given Anywhere Real Estate’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Anywhere Real Estate is more favorable than City Developments.

Risk & Volatility

Anywhere Real Estate has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, City Developments has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.6% of Anywhere Real Estate shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Anywhere Real Estate shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Anywhere Real Estate and City Developments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anywhere Real Estate	-1.87%	-4.57%	-1.24%
City Developments	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Anywhere Real Estate beats City Developments on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Anywhere Real Estate

Anywhere Real Estate Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides residential real estate services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Anywhere Brands, Anywhere Advisors, and Anywhere Integrated Services. The Anywhere Brands segment franchises the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Coldwell Banker Commercial, Corcoran, ERA, and Sotheby's International Realty brand names. This segment also includes global relocation services under Cartus brand name; and lead generation activities. The Anywhere Advisors segment operates a full-service residential real estate brokerage business under the Coldwell Banker, Corcoran, and Sotheby's International Realty brand names to assist home buyers and sellers in the listing, marketing, selling, and finding homes. This segment also operates real estate auction joint venture. The Anywhere Integrated Services segment provides full-service title, escrow, and settlement services to consumers, real estate companies, corporations, and financial institutions primarily in support of residential real estate transactions. This segment also originates and markets its mortgage lending services to other real estate brokerage companies. The company was formerly known as Realogy Holdings Corp. and changed its name to Anywhere Real Estate Inc. in June 2022. Anywhere Real Estate Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Madison, New Jersey.

About City Developments

City Developments Limited (CDL) is a leading global real estate company with a network spanning 112 locations in 29 countries and regions. Listed on the Singapore Exchange, the Group is one of the largest companies by market capitalisation. Its income-stable and geographically-diverse portfolio comprises residences, offices, hotels, serviced apartments, shopping malls and integrated developments. With a proven track record of over 55 years in real estate development, investment and management, CDL has developed over 47,000 homes and owns over 23 million square feet of gross floor area in residential, commercial and hospitality assets globally. Its diversified global land bank offers 3.5 million square feet of land area.