Forestar Group (FOR) Competitors

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK) and Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CWK or FOR?

Forestar Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cushman & Wakefield. Forestar Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cushman & Wakefield, 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
Cushman & Wakefield	$9.49B	0.33	-$35.40M	$0.37	37.36
Forestar Group	$1.51B	0.97	$203.40M	$4.01	7.21

Does the media refer more to CWK or FOR?

In the previous week, Cushman & Wakefield had 2 more articles in the media than Forestar Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Cushman & Wakefield and 3 mentions for Forestar Group. Forestar Group's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Cushman & Wakefield's score of 1.22 indicating that Forestar Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cushman & Wakefield	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Forestar Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CWK or FOR?

95.6% of Cushman & Wakefield shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.5% of Forestar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cushman & Wakefield shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Forestar Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, CWK or FOR?

Cushman & Wakefield has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forestar Group has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CWK or FOR more profitable?

Forestar Group has a net margin of 13.48% compared to Cushman & Wakefield's net margin of 0.94%. Forestar Group's return on equity of 13.59% beat Cushman & Wakefield's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cushman & Wakefield	0.94%	12.10%	2.67%
Forestar Group	13.48%	13.59%	7.64%

Do analysts rate CWK or FOR?

Cushman & Wakefield presently has a consensus price target of $12.80, suggesting a potential downside of 7.41%. Forestar Group has a consensus price target of $38.67, suggesting a potential upside of 33.75%. Given Forestar Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Forestar Group is more favorable than Cushman & Wakefield.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cushman & Wakefield	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Forestar Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CWK or FOR?

Forestar Group received 17 more outperform votes than Cushman & Wakefield when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.24% of users gave Cushman & Wakefield an outperform vote while only 63.13% of users gave Forestar Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cushman & Wakefield	Outperform Votes 197 67.24%	Underperform Votes 96 32.76%
Forestar Group	Outperform Votes 214 63.13%	Underperform Votes 125 36.87%

Summary

Forestar Group beats Cushman & Wakefield on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.