Murano Global BV (NASDAQ:MRNO) versus Next (OTCMKTS:NXCLF) Critical Review

Next (OTCMKTS:NXCLF) and Murano Global BV (NASDAQ:MRNO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Next and Murano Global BV, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Next	0	0	0	0	0.00
Murano Global BV	1	0	0	0	1.00

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Next and Murano Global BV”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Next	$188.62 million	0.82	$35.62 million	($0.21)	-5.71
Murano Global BV	$40.07 million	2.10	-$195.88 million	N/A	N/A

Next has higher revenue and earnings than Murano Global BV.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

11.8% of Murano Global BV shares are held by institutional investors. 71.2% of Murano Global BV shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Next and Murano Global BV’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Next	18.87%	9.80%	6.20%
Murano Global BV	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Next has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murano Global BV has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

About Next

LIFULL Co.,Ltd. provides real estate information services in Japan and internationally. It offers LIFULL HOME'S, a site of real estate and housing information; LIFULL Revitalize Rural Japan that suggests new lifestyles to people in Japan based on the refurbishment of abandoned houses; LIFULL Move, which provides rankings and reviews of moving companies; LIFULL Nursing Care, a special care facility searching web service; and LIFULL Investment, a money lending website. The company also provides LIFULL FaM that enables working mothers balance childcare with work while pursuing a career; LIFULL Storage, a storage space searching web service; LIFULL HUB, a shared office; LIFULL Fab for design and craftsmanship; and LIFULL Table, a gallery and open space for photography, exhibitions, press releases, and workshops. In addition, it offers LivingAnywhere Commons, a community to live; instant house products; Trovit, an aggregation website providing information on items, including real estate and housing, used cars, recruitment, and mail orders; and Mitula, a site that provides information in real estate and housing, used cars, recruitment, and fashion. The company was formerly known as NEXT Co., Ltd. and changed its name to LIFULL Co.,Ltd. in April 2017. LIFULL Co.,Ltd. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Murano Global BV

Murano Global Investments Plc operates as a real estate company. The firm owns, develops and invests in hotel, resort and commercial properties. It focuses on capturing value at all stages of the real estate cycle. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.