Douglas Elliman (NYSE:DOUG – Get Free Report) and LEG Immobilien (OTCMKTS:LEGIF – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Insider & Institutional 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Douglas Elliman and LEG Immobilien”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Douglas Elliman | $995.63 million | 0.20 | -$76.32 million | ($0.70) | -3.27 |
| LEG Immobilien | $1.41 billion | N/A | $71.42 million | $14.87 | 5.08 |
LEG Immobilien has higher revenue and earnings than Douglas Elliman. Douglas Elliman is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LEG Immobilien, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Douglas Elliman and LEG Immobilien, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Douglas Elliman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| LEG Immobilien | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Volatility and Risk
Douglas Elliman has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LEG Immobilien has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Douglas Elliman and LEG Immobilien’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Douglas Elliman | -5.76% | -3.19% | -0.93% |
| LEG Immobilien | 102.58% | 14.62% | 5.65% |
Summary
LEG Immobilien beats Douglas Elliman on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About LEG Immobilien
LEG Immobilien SE, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated property company in Germany. The company engages in the performance of services and management of equity investments; property management and location development; performance of services for third parties and housing industry services; and generation of electricity and heat activities. It also provides information technology (IT) services for third parties; and management services for third-party properties. The company's property portfolio consisted of residential units; commercial units; and garages and parking spaces in North Rhine-Westphalia. LEG Immobilien SE was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.
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