Contrasting Goodman Group (OTCMKTS:GMGSF) and Exp World (NASDAQ:AGNT)

Exp World (NASDAQ:AGNT) and Goodman Group (OTCMKTS:GMGSF) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Exp World and Goodman Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Exp World	-0.35%	-5.43%	-2.89%
Goodman Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Exp World and Goodman Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Exp World	3	1	1	0	1.60
Goodman Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Exp World presently has a consensus target price of $5.17, suggesting a potential upside of 13.06%. Given Exp World’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Exp World is more favorable than Goodman Group.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Exp World and Goodman Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Exp World	$4.77 billion	0.16	-$22.71 million	($0.11)	-41.55
Goodman Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Goodman Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Exp World.

Institutional & 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Exp World beats Goodman Group on 6 of the 9 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 Goodman Group

Goodman Group is an integrated property group with operations throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe, the United Kingdom and the Americas. Goodman Group, comprised of the stapled entities Goodman Limited, Goodman Industrial Trust and Goodman Logistics (HK) Limited, is the largest industrial property group listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and one of the largest listed specialist investment managers of industrial property and business space globally. Goodman's global property expertise, integrated own+develop+manage customer service offering and significant investment management platform ensures it creates innovative property solutions that meet the individual requirements of its customers, while seeking to deliver long-term returns for investors.