Deutsche Wohnen (OTCMKTS:DWHHF) versus Tejon Ranch (NYSE:TRC) Head to Head Contrast

Deutsche Wohnen (OTCMKTS:DWHHF) and Tejon Ranch (NYSE:TRC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

Deutsche Wohnen has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tejon Ranch has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

60.6% of Tejon Ranch shares are held by institutional investors. 22.4% of Tejon Ranch shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Deutsche Wohnen and Tejon Ranch’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Deutsche Wohnen	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tejon Ranch	6.41%	0.61%	0.48%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Deutsche Wohnen and Tejon Ranch, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Deutsche Wohnen	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tejon Ranch	0	1	0	0	2.00

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Deutsche Wohnen and Tejon Ranch”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Deutsche Wohnen	$1.49 billion	6.80	-$638.98 million	($1.70)	-14.94
Tejon Ranch	$41.89 million	10.20	$2.69 million	$0.12	132.42

Tejon Ranch has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Deutsche Wohnen. Deutsche Wohnen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tejon Ranch, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Tejon Ranch beats Deutsche Wohnen on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Deutsche Wohnen

Deutsche Wohnen SE develops and manages residential properties in Germany. The company operates through Rental, Value-add, Recurring Sales, Development, and Care segment. The Rental segment offers value-enhancing management to residential real estate portfolio. The Value- add segment engages in the core business of letting. This segment also includes multimedia services and the supply of energy. The Recurring Sales segment includes sales of individual condominiums and single-family homes. The Development segment includes project development to create new living space. The care segment includes all activities related to the management of care facilities and the leasing of care properties. Deutsche Wohnen SE was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Deutsche Wohnen SE operates as a subsidiary of Vonovia SE.

About Tejon Ranch

Tejon Ranch Co., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified real estate development and agribusiness company. It operates through five segments: Commercial/Industrial Real Estate Development, Resort/Residential Real Estate Development, Mineral Resources, Farming, and Ranch Operations. The Commercial/Industrial Real Estate Development segment engages in the planning and permitting of land for development; construction of infrastructure projects, pre-leased buildings, and buildings to be leased or sold; and sale of land to third parties for their own development. It is also involved in the activities related to communications leases, a power plant lease, and landscape maintenance. This segment leases land to various auto service stations with convenience stores, fast-food operations, service diner-style restaurant, a motel, an antique shop, and a post office; various microwave repeater locations, radio and cellular transmitter sites, and fiber optic cable routes; and package of land for an electric power plant. The Resort/Residential Real Estate Development segment engages in land entitlement, planning, pre-construction engineering, stewardship, and conservation activities. The Mineral Resources segment includes oil and gas royalties, rock and aggregate royalties, and royalties from a cement operation leased to National Cement Company of California, Inc.; and the management of water assets and infrastructure projects. The Farming segment farms permanent crops, such as wine grapes, almonds, and pistachios in package of land. It also manages the farming of alfalfa and forage mix on package of land in the Antelope Valley; and leases package of land for growing vegetables, as well as almonds. The Ranch Operations segment provides game management and ancillary land services comprising grazing leases and filming, as well as various guided hunts. Tejon Ranch Co. was founded in 1843 and is based in Lebec, California.