Analyzing Noah (NYSE:NOAH) and Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR)

Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR) and Noah (NYSE:NOAH) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Green Street Capital and Noah, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Green Street Capital	0	0	0	0	0.00
Noah	1	3	0	0	1.75

Noah has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.95%. Given Noah’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Noah is more favorable than Green Street Capital.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

42.7% of Noah shares are owned by institutional investors. 72.4% of Green Street Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 47.2% of Noah shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Green Street Capital and Noah”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Green Street Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Noah	$373.26 million	1.93	$79.92 million	$1.11	9.63

Noah has higher revenue and earnings than Green Street Capital.

Profitability

This table compares Green Street Capital and Noah’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Green Street Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A
Noah	21.29%	6.12%	5.18%

Summary

Noah beats Green Street Capital on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Green Street Capital

Green Street Capital Corp. invests in environmental technology companies that require capital for expansion or are pursuing acquisition strategies. It also recycles grease trap waste for the production of biomass feedstock used in blending biofuels. Green Street Capital Corp. was formerly known as Jaguar Mining Enterprises Inc. and changed its name to Green Street Capital Corp. in July 2010. The company is based in Tampa, Florida.

About Noah

Noah Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a wealth and asset management service provider with the focus on investment and asset allocation services for high net worth individuals and enterprises in Mainland of China, Hong Kong, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Wealth Management, Asset Management, and Other Services. The company offers investment products, including domestic and overseas mutual fund products, private secondary products, and other products; customized value-added financial services, such as investor education and trust services, as well as insurance brokerage services; and insurance products. It also provides onshore and offshore private equity, real estate, public securities, multi-strategy, and other investment products, as well as lending services. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.