BN vs. BEKE, INVH, VTMX, FSV, CIGI, MRP, HTGC, GRP.U, CURB, and CWK
Should you be buying Brookfield stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brookfield include KE (BEKE), Invitation Homes (INVH), Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta (VTMX), FirstService (FSV), Colliers International Group (CIGI), Millrose Properties (MRP), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple (GRP.U), Curbline Properties (CURB), and Cushman & Wakefield (CWK). These companies are all part of the "real estate" industry.
Brookfield vs.
KE (NYSE:BEKE) and Brookfield (NYSE:BN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Brookfield received 8 more outperform votes than KE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.00% of users gave Brookfield an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave KE an outperform vote.
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.
KE pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Brookfield pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. KE pays out 64.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
39.3% of KE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Brookfield shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of KE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Brookfield shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
KE has a beta of -0.82, indicating that its stock price is 182% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.
KE currently has a consensus price target of $27.26, indicating a potential upside of 33.56%. Brookfield has a consensus price target of $64.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.59%. Given KE's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe KE is more favorable than Brookfield.
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.
In the previous week, KE had 5 more articles in the media than Brookfield. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for KE and 19 mentions for Brookfield. Brookfield's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat KE's score of 0.55 indicating that Brookfield is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
KE and Brookfield tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BN) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
