Contrasting Lsl Property (OTCMKTS:LSLPF) & Douglas Elliman (NYSE:DOUG)

Lsl Property (OTCMKTS:LSLPF) and Douglas Elliman (NYSE:DOUG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

59.6% of Douglas Elliman shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of Douglas Elliman shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lsl Property and Douglas Elliman”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lsl Property	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Douglas Elliman	$995.63 million	0.24	-$76.32 million	($0.70)	-3.77

Lsl Property has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Douglas Elliman.

Volatility & Risk

Lsl Property has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Elliman has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Lsl Property and Douglas Elliman’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lsl Property	N/A	N/A	N/A
Douglas Elliman	-5.76%	-3.19%	-0.93%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Lsl Property and Douglas Elliman, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lsl Property	0	0	1	0	3.00
Douglas Elliman	1	0	0	0	1.00

Summary

Lsl Property beats Douglas Elliman on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lsl Property

LSL Property Services plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of business-to-business services to mortgage intermediaries and estate agency franchisees, and valuation services to lenders in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Financial Services, Surveying & Valuation, and Estate Agency Franchising. The Financial Services segment offers compliance and other services to mortgage and insurance networks. The Surveying & Valuation segment provides valuations and professional surveying services of residential properties to various lenders and individual customers; data services to lenders; and asset management services, including managing the sale of residential properties on behalf of corporate clients and property investors. The Estate Agency Franchising segment offers brand marketing, and commercial and information technology support services under brands, including Your Move and Reeds Rains, as well as various local brands; repossession services; and conveyancing panel management and support services to its franchisees and their customers. It also offers business and domestic software development; and conveyancing packaging services. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, the United Kingdom.

About Douglas Elliman

Douglas Elliman Inc. owns Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC, operating as a residential brokerage company in the United States with operations in New York, Florida, California, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. In addition, Douglas Elliman sources, uses and invests in early-stage, disruptive property technology (“PropTech”) solutions and companies and provides other real estate services, including development marketing, property management and settlement and escrow services in select markets.