Head-To-Head Survey: Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK) versus Alset (NASDAQ:AEI)

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK) and Alset (NASDAQ:AEI) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Cushman & Wakefield and Alset, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cushman & Wakefield	1	3	5	0	2.44
Alset	1	0	0	0	1.00

Cushman & Wakefield currently has a consensus price target of $16.57, indicating a potential upside of 15.96%. Given Cushman & Wakefield’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cushman & Wakefield is more favorable than Alset.

Profitability

This table compares Cushman & Wakefield and Alset’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cushman & Wakefield	0.64%	15.90%	4.10%
Alset	-951.44%	-29.90%	-28.92%

Risk and Volatility

Cushman & Wakefield has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alset has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.6% of Cushman & Wakefield shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.7% of Alset shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Cushman & Wakefield shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 90.5% of Alset shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cushman & Wakefield and Alset”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cushman & Wakefield	$10.29 billion	0.33	$88.20 million	$0.29	49.28
Alset	$4.27 million	5.02	-$47.42 million	($1.62)	-0.34

Cushman & Wakefield has higher revenue and earnings than Alset. Alset is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cushman & Wakefield, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Cushman & Wakefield beats Alset on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield Plc engages in the provision of commercial real estate services. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific (APAC). The Americas segment consists of operations located in the United States, Canada and key markets in Latin America. The EMEA segment includes operations in the UK, France, Netherlands and other markets in Europe and the Middle East. The APAC segment comprises of operations in Australia, Singapore, China and other markets in the Asia Pacific region. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About Alset

Alset Inc. engages in the real estate development, financial services, digital transformation technologies, biohealth activities, and consumer products businesses in the United States, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and South Korea. It operates through four segments: Real Estate, Digital Transformation Technology, Biohealth, and Other Business Activities segments. The Real Estate segment develops property projects and participates in third-party property development projects; and owns, operates, and manages real estate development projects with a focus on land subdivision developments and house rental projects. Its Digital Transformation Technology segment provides support, implementation, and development services with various technologies, including blockchain, e-commerce, social media, and artificial intelligent customer service application and metaverse services. Its technology platform focuses on business-to-business solutions, such as communications and workflow through instant messaging systems, social media, e-commerce and payment systems, direct marketing platforms, e-real estate, brand protection, and counterfeit and fraud detection; and mobile application product development and other businesses, including information technology services to end-users, service providers, and other commercial users through multiple platforms. The Biohealth segment engages in developing, researching, testing, manufacturing, licensing, and distributing biohealth products and services. Its Other Business Activities segment offers corporate strategy and business development, asset management, corporate restructuring, and leveraged buy-out expertise services. It operates cafes in Singapore and South Korea. The company was formerly known as Alset EHome International Inc. and changed its name to Alset Inc. in October 2022. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.