Anywhere Real Estate (NYSE:HOUS – Get Free Report) and Colliers International Group (NASDAQ:CIGI – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Anywhere Real Estate and Colliers International Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Anywhere Real Estate | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 |
| Colliers International Group | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2.64 |
Anywhere Real Estate currently has a consensus price target of $13.25, indicating a potential downside of 27.42%. Colliers International Group has a consensus price target of $178.20, indicating a potential upside of 28.62%. Given Colliers International Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Colliers International Group is more favorable than Anywhere Real Estate.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Anywhere Real Estate | $5.87 billion | 0.35 | -$128.00 million | ($1.16) | -15.74 |
| Colliers International Group | $4.82 billion | 1.43 | $161.73 million | $2.29 | 60.50 |
Colliers International Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Anywhere Real Estate. Anywhere Real Estate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colliers International Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Anywhere Real Estate has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colliers International Group has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
97.6% of Anywhere Real Estate shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Colliers International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Anywhere Real Estate shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of Colliers International Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Anywhere Real Estate and Colliers International Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Anywhere Real Estate | -2.18% | -5.04% | -1.35% |
| Colliers International Group | 2.15% | 20.72% | 4.47% |
Summary
Colliers International Group beats Anywhere Real Estate on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Anywhere Real Estate
Anywhere Real Estate Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides residential real estate services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Anywhere Brands, Anywhere Advisors, and Anywhere Integrated Services. The Anywhere Brands segment franchises the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Coldwell Banker Commercial, Corcoran, ERA, and Sotheby's International Realty brand names. This segment also includes global relocation services under Cartus brand name; and lead generation activities. The Anywhere Advisors segment operates a full-service residential real estate brokerage business under the Coldwell Banker, Corcoran, and Sotheby's International Realty brand names to assist home buyers and sellers in the listing, marketing, selling, and finding homes. This segment also operates real estate auction joint venture. The Anywhere Integrated Services segment provides full-service title, escrow, and settlement services to consumers, real estate companies, corporations, and financial institutions primarily in support of residential real estate transactions. This segment also originates and markets its mortgage lending services to other real estate brokerage companies. The company was formerly known as Realogy Holdings Corp. and changed its name to Anywhere Real Estate Inc. in June 2022. Anywhere Real Estate Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Madison, New Jersey.
About Colliers International Group
Colliers International Group Inc. provides commercial real estate professional and investment management services to corporate and institutional clients in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers outsourcing and advisory services, such as engineering and project management, property management, valuation, and other services, as well as loan servicing for commercial real estate clients. It also provides property management services comprising building operations and maintenance, facilities management, lease administration, property accounting and financial reporting, contract management, and construction management; and project management services, which include bid document review, construction monitoring and delivery management, contract administration and integrated cost control, development management, facility and engineering functionality, milestone and performance monitoring, quality assurance, risk management, and strategic project consulting. In addition, the company offers corporate and workplace solutions; occupier; workplace strategy; property marketing services; transaction brokerage services, including sales and leasing for corporations, financial institutions, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, governments, and individuals; and capital markets services for property sales, debt finance, mortgage investment banking services, as well as landlord and tenant representation services. Further, the company provides investment management services that consists of asset management and investor advisory services. Colliers International Group Inc. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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