Critical Comparison: Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR) & Ares Management (NYSE:ARES)

Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR) and Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Green Street Capital and Ares Management, 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
Ares Management	0	5	13	1	2.79

Ares Management has a consensus target price of $162.56, indicating a potential upside of 30.90%. Given Ares Management’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ares Management is more favorable than Green Street Capital.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Green Street Capital and Ares Management”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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
Ares Management	$5.60 billion	7.31	$527.36 million	$2.15	57.76

Ares Management has higher revenue and earnings than Green Street Capital.

Profitability

This table compares Green Street Capital and Ares Management’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
Ares Management	10.54%	22.14%	5.58%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.0% of Ares Management shares are held by institutional investors. 72.4% of Green Street Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.9% of Ares Management shares are held 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

Ares Management beats Green Street Capital on 9 of the 10 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 Ares Management

Ares Management Corporation operates as an alternative asset manager in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company's Tradable Credit Group segment manages various types of investment funds, such as commingled and separately managed accounts for institutional investors, and publicly traded vehicles and sub-advised funds for retail investors in the tradable and non-investment grade corporate credit markets. Its Direct Lending Group segment provides financing solutions to small-to-medium sized companies. The company's Private Equity Group segment focuses on majority or shared-control investments primarily in under-capitalized companies. Its Real Estate Group segment invests in new developments and the repositioning of assets, with a focus on control or majority-control investments; and originates and invests in a range of self-originated financing opportunities for middle-market owners and operators of commercial real estate. The firm was previously known as Ares Management, L.P. Ares Management Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Ares Management GP LLC is the general partner of the company.