Brookfield (BN) Competitors

Brookfield (NYSE:BN) and KE (NYSE:BEKE) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.

Does the media prefer BN or BEKE?

In the previous week, Brookfield had 12 more articles in the media than KE. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Brookfield and 15 mentions for KE. KE's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Brookfield's score of 1.06 indicating that KE is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KE	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BN or BEKE?

KE has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield. KE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield, 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
Brookfield	$86.01B	0.94	$641M	$0.30	162.80
KE	$93.46B	0.25	$828.64M	$0.48	40.01

Is BN or BEKE a better dividend stock?

Brookfield pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. KE pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Brookfield pays out 120.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. KE pays out 64.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KE is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, BN or BEKE?

Brookfield has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KE has a beta of -0.73, meaning that its share price is 173% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BN or BEKE?

61.6% of Brookfield shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.3% of KE shares are held by institutional investors. 11.0% of Brookfield shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of KE shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BN or BEKE?

Brookfield received 9 more outperform votes than KE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.81% of users gave Brookfield an outperform vote while only 50.67% of users gave KE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield	Outperform Votes 47 75.81%	Underperform Votes 15 24.19%
KE	Outperform Votes 38 50.67%	Underperform Votes 37 49.33%

Is BN or BEKE more profitable?

KE has a net margin of 5.03% compared to Brookfield's net margin of 0.75%. KE's return on equity of 6.55% beat Brookfield's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield	0.75%	3.93%	1.30%
KE	5.03%	6.55%	3.82%

Do analysts recommend BN or BEKE?

Brookfield currently has a consensus price target of $61.25, indicating a potential upside of 25.41%. KE has a consensus price target of $27.26, indicating a potential upside of 41.95%. Given KE's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe KE is more favorable than Brookfield.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
KE	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

Brookfield and KE tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.