Financial Comparison: City Developments (OTCMKTS:CDEVY) vs. Exp World (NASDAQ:AGNT)

Exp World (NASDAQ:AGNT) and City Developments (OTCMKTS:CDEVY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Exp World and City Developments”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Exp World	$4.82 billion	0.16	-$22.71 million	($0.10)	-47.50
City Developments	$2.75 billion	2.07	$482.08 million	N/A	N/A

City Developments has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Exp World.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

27.2% of Exp World shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.6% of Exp World shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Exp World has a beta of 2.11, indicating that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, City Developments has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Exp World pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. City Developments pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Exp World pays out -200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Exp World has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Exp World is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Exp World and City Developments, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Exp World	2	1	1	1	2.20
City Developments	0	0	2	0	3.00

Exp World currently has a consensus target price of $7.67, suggesting a potential upside of 61.40%. Given Exp World’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Exp World is more favorable than City Developments.

Profitability

This table compares Exp World and City Developments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Exp World	-0.35%	-7.05%	-3.63%
City Developments	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Exp World beats City Developments on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Exp World

eXp World Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based real estate brokerage services for residential homeowners and homebuyers. The company operates through North American Realty, International Realty, Virbela, and Other Affiliated Services segments. It provides Virbela, a cloud-based technologies that provides data, lead generation, and marketing tools for real estate agents and employees. In addition, the company offers SUCCESS print magazine, SUCCESS.com portal, SUCCESS newsletters, SUCCESS podcasts, SUCCESS plus, SUCCESS speakers bureau, and SUCCESS coaching, podcasts, and digital training courses. It operates in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, India, Mexico, Portugal, France, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Italy, Hong Kong, Colombia, Spain, Israel, Panama, Germany, the Dominican Republic, Greece, New Zealand, Chile, and Poland. The company was formerly known as eXp Realty International Corporation and changed its name to eXp World Holdings, Inc. in May 2016. eXp World Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Bellingham, Washington.

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.