Financial Analysis: Berkeley Group (OTCMKTS:BKGFY) versus Gazit-Globe (OTCMKTS:GZTGF)

Berkeley Group (OTCMKTS:BKGFY) and Gazit-Globe (OTCMKTS:GZTGF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Berkeley Group and Gazit-Globe”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Berkeley Group	$3.18 billion	1.56	$489.30 million	N/A	N/A
Gazit-Globe	$684.42 million	1.09	$14.05 million	($0.30)	-14.17

Berkeley Group has higher revenue and earnings than Gazit-Globe.

Volatility & Risk

Berkeley Group has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gazit-Globe has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Berkeley Group and Gazit-Globe’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Berkeley Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gazit-Globe	-8.27%	-2.43%	-0.71%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Berkeley Group and Gazit-Globe, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Berkeley Group	0	2	0	2	3.00
Gazit-Globe	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Berkeley Group beats Gazit-Globe on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Berkeley Group

The Berkeley Group Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the residential-led and mixed-use property development and ancillary activities in the United Kingdom. The company is involved in land selling activities. It operates under the Berkeley, St Edward, St George, St James, St Joseph, and St William brand names. The Berkeley Group Holdings plc was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cobham, the United Kingdom.

About Gazit-Globe

G City Ltd, through its subsidiaries, owns, develops, manages, and operates supermarket-anchored urban shopping centers and retail-based mixed-use properties in North America, Brazil, Israel, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Gazit-Globe Ltd. and changed its name to G City Ltd in May 2022. G City Ltd was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. G City Ltd is a subsidiary of Norstar Holdings Inc.