Brookfield (BN) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BN or BEKE?

KE has lower revenue, but higher 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	1.12	$641M	$0.30	195.60
KE	$10.95B	2.30	$828.64M	$0.49	42.64

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BN or BEKE?

Brookfield received 9 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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield	Outperform Votes 45 75.00%	Underperform Votes 15 25.00%
KE	Outperform Votes 36 50.00%	Underperform Votes 36 50.00%

Does the media favor BN or BEKE?

In the previous week, Brookfield had 11 more articles in the media than KE. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Brookfield and 10 mentions for KE. KE's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Brookfield's score of 1.40 indicating that KE is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KE	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, BN or BEKE?

Brookfield has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KE has a beta of -0.76, meaning that its share price is 176% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BN or BEKE?

Brookfield presently has a consensus price target of $64.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.07%. KE has a consensus price target of $26.65, suggesting a potential upside of 27.55%. Given KE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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%

Is BN or BEKE a better dividend stock?

Brookfield pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. KE pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Brookfield pays out 106.7% 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 63.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KE is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BN or BEKE?

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

Summary

KE beats Brookfield on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.