Exp World (NASDAQ:AGNT – Get Free Report) and Cyrela Brazil Realty (OTCMKTS:CYRBY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.
Volatility and Risk
Exp World has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cyrela Brazil Realty has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Exp World and Cyrela Brazil Realty’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% |
| Cyrela Brazil Realty | 20.58% | 17.92% | 8.04% |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Exp World | $4.77 billion | 0.15 | -$22.71 million | ($0.11) | -38.55 |
| Cyrela Brazil Realty | $1.69 billion | 1.00 | $359.41 million | $0.94 | 4.69 |
Cyrela Brazil Realty has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Exp World. Exp World is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cyrela Brazil Realty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Exp World and Cyrela Brazil Realty, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Exp World | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.60 |
| Cyrela Brazil Realty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Exp World currently has a consensus price target of $5.17, suggesting a potential upside of 21.86%. Given Exp World’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Exp World is more favorable than Cyrela Brazil Realty.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
27.2% of Exp World shares are held by institutional investors. 26.6% of Exp World shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Dividends
Exp World pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Cyrela Brazil Realty pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Exp World pays out -181.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cyrela Brazil Realty pays out 46.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Exp World has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Summary
Cyrela Brazil Realty beats Exp World on 9 of the 17 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 Cyrela Brazil Realty
Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações develops and constructs residential properties in Brazil. It also provides real estate services, such as construction management and technical consultancy services. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
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