Reviewing Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX) & Great Eagle (OTCMKTS:GEAHF)

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX) and Great Eagle (OTCMKTS:GEAHF) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta and Great Eagle, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	1	1	2	1	2.60
Great Eagle	0	0	0	0	0.00

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta presently has a consensus target price of $31.33, indicating a potential upside of 13.18%. Given Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta is more favorable than Great Eagle.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta and Great Eagle”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	$252.33 million	94.79	$223.35 million	$0.19	145.71
Great Eagle	$1.39 billion	1.05	-$222.33 million	N/A	N/A

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Great Eagle.

Risk & Volatility

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Eagle has a beta of 0.01, meaning that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

6.6% of Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta and Great Eagle’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	12.15%	1.24%	0.81%
Great Eagle	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta beats Great Eagle on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, acquires, develops, manages, operates, and leases industrial buildings and distribution facilities in Mexico. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

About Great Eagle

Great Eagle Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, invests in, develops, and manages residential, office, retail, and hotel properties in Hong Kong, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Mainland China, and internationally. It operates through Hotel Operation, Property Investment, Property Development, Other Operations, Champion REIT, Langham, and US Real Estate Fund segments. The company engages in leasing furnished apartments and properties; and flexible workspace, asset management, hotel accommodation, food and banquet, and restaurant operations. It also owns and operates hotels under The Langham, Cordis, and Eaton brand names. In addition, the company offers secretarial, staff, maintenance and repair, consultancy, and advisory services, as well as property maintenance and leasing services. Further, it sales building materials; invests in securities; manages real estate investment trust, computer system solutions, project management and advisory, treasury management, investment, and investment fund management services, as well as real estate agency services; procurement and financing, warehousing, general trading, hospitality, and hotel management services; and issues medium term notes. Great Eagle Holdings Limited was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.