Critical Review: Castellum AB (publ) (CWQXF) versus The Competition

Castellum AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:CWQXF) is one of 330 publicly-traded companies in the “Real Estate Management & Development” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Castellum AB (publ) to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

43.0% of Castellum AB (publ) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by institutional investors. 27.3% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Castellum AB (publ) and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Castellum AB (publ)	N/A	N/A	2.00
Castellum AB (publ) Competitors	$2.67 billion	-$395.04 million	9.23

Castellum AB (publ)’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Castellum AB (publ). Castellum AB (publ) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Castellum AB (publ) and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Castellum AB (publ)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Castellum AB (publ) Competitors	-243.57%	-688.79%	-1.19%

Dividends

Castellum AB (publ) pays an annual dividend of $4.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 32.5%. Castellum AB (publ) pays out 64.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.0% and pay out 47.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Castellum AB (publ) and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Castellum AB (publ)	0	1	0	0	2.00
Castellum AB (publ) Competitors	1460	4299	7005	196	2.46

As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 27.72%. Given Castellum AB (publ)’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Castellum AB (publ) has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Castellum AB (publ) peers beat Castellum AB (publ) on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Castellum AB (publ)

Castellum is one of the largest listed property companies in the Nordic region that develops flexible workplaces and smart logistics solutions. As of 31 December 2023, the property value totalled approximately SEK 160 Bn, including the ownership share of the Norwegian company Entra ASA. We are active in attractive Nordic growth regions. One of our sustainability goals is to become entirely climate neutral by 2030 at the latest. Castellum is the only Nordic property and construction company elected to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). The Castellum share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Large Cap and is classified as green according to Green Equity Designation.