Brookfield (BN) Competitors

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

Is VTMX or BN more profitable?

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a net margin of 43.85% compared to Brookfield's net margin of 0.76%. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta's return on equity of 4.34% beat Brookfield's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	43.85%	4.34%	2.88%
Brookfield	0.76%	4.20%	1.36%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VTMX or BN?

Brookfield has higher revenue and earnings than Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta 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
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	$252.33M	94.29	$223.35M	$1.10	25.04
Brookfield	$81.04B	1.31	$641M	$0.28	229.82

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VTMX or BN?

6.6% of Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Brookfield shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.0% of Brookfield shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor VTMX or BN?

In the previous week, Brookfield had 22 more articles in the media than Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Brookfield and 0 mentions for Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta. Brookfield's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta's score of 0.00 indicating that Brookfield is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	Neutral
Brookfield	Positive

Is VTMX or BN a better dividend stock?

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Brookfield pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield pays out 128.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate VTMX or BN?

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta presently has a consensus target price of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.30%. Brookfield has a consensus target price of $66.13, suggesting a potential upside of 2.76%. Given Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta is more favorable than Brookfield.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Brookfield	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Which has more risk & volatility, VTMX or BN?

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brookfield beats Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.