Foxtons Group (FOXT) Competitors

Globalworth Real Estate Investments (LON:GWI) and Foxtons Group (LON:FOXT) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Is GWI or FOXT more profitable?

Foxtons Group has a net margin of 4.69% compared to Globalworth Real Estate Investments' net margin of -40.58%. Foxtons Group's return on equity of 5.66% beat Globalworth Real Estate Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Globalworth Real Estate Investments	-40.58%	-6.02%	2.24%
Foxtons Group	4.69%	5.66%	2.96%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GWI or FOXT?

Foxtons Group received 161 more outperform votes than Globalworth Real Estate Investments when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.89% of users gave Globalworth Real Estate Investments an outperform vote while only 59.69% of users gave Foxtons Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Globalworth Real Estate Investments	Outperform Votes 107 75.89%	Underperform Votes 34 24.11%
Foxtons Group	Outperform Votes 268 59.69%	Underperform Votes 181 40.31%

Is GWI or FOXT a better dividend stock?

Globalworth Real Estate Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 840.0%. Foxtons Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Globalworth Real Estate Investments pays out -5,782.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Foxtons Group pays out 41.8% 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. Globalworth Real Estate Investments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor GWI or FOXT?

In the previous week, Foxtons Group had 1 more articles in the media than Globalworth Real Estate Investments. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Foxtons Group and 1 mentions for Globalworth Real Estate Investments. Globalworth Real Estate Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Foxtons Group's score of 0.59 indicating that Globalworth Real Estate Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Globalworth Real Estate Investments	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Foxtons Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GWI or FOXT?

5.0% of Globalworth Real Estate Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Foxtons Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 85.6% of Globalworth Real Estate Investments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Foxtons Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GWI or FOXT?

Foxtons Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Globalworth Real Estate Investments. Globalworth Real Estate Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Foxtons Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Globalworth Real Estate Investments	£24.94B	0.03	-£10.12B	-£0.36	-6.88
Foxtons Group	£156.07M	1.12	£7.32M	£2.39	24.06

Which has more volatility and risk, GWI or FOXT?

Globalworth Real Estate Investments has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Foxtons Group has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Foxtons Group beats Globalworth Real Estate Investments on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.