Colliers International Group (NASDAQ:CIGI) & Foxtons Group (OTCMKTS:FXTGY) Critical Analysis

Foxtons Group (OTCMKTS:FXTGY) and Colliers International Group (NASDAQ:CIGI) 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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

80.1% of Colliers International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of Colliers International Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Foxtons Group and Colliers International Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Foxtons Group	$209.49 million	0.72	$17.89 million	N/A	N/A
Colliers International Group	$5.56 billion	1.02	$103.10 million	$2.01	56.78

Colliers International Group has higher revenue and earnings than Foxtons Group.

Profitability

This table compares Foxtons Group and Colliers International Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Foxtons Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Colliers International Group	1.85%	20.43%	4.46%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Foxtons Group and Colliers International Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Foxtons Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Colliers International Group	1	4	6	1	2.58

Colliers International Group has a consensus target price of $168.89, suggesting a potential upside of 47.98%. Given Colliers International Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Colliers International Group is more favorable than Foxtons Group.

Dividends

Foxtons Group pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Colliers International Group pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Colliers International Group pays out 14.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk & Volatility

Foxtons Group has a beta of -0.43, suggesting that its share price is 143% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colliers International Group has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Colliers International Group beats Foxtons Group on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Foxtons Group

Foxtons Group plc, an estate agency, provides services to the residential property market in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Lettings, Sales, and Financial Services. The Lettings segment engages in letting and management of residential properties. The Sales segment sells residential properties. The Financial Services segment offers mortgages and related products. Foxtons Group plc was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About Colliers International Group

Colliers International Group Inc. provides commercial real estate professional and investment management services to corporate and institutional clients in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers outsourcing and advisory services, such as engineering and project management, property management, valuation, and other services, as well as loan servicing for commercial real estate clients. It also provides property management services comprising building operations and maintenance, facilities management, lease administration, property accounting and financial reporting, contract management, and construction management; and project management services, which include bid document review, construction monitoring and delivery management, contract administration and integrated cost control, development management, facility and engineering functionality, milestone and performance monitoring, quality assurance, risk management, and strategic project consulting. In addition, the company offers corporate and workplace solutions; occupier; workplace strategy; property marketing services; transaction brokerage services, including sales and leasing for corporations, financial institutions, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, governments, and individuals; and capital markets services for property sales, debt finance, mortgage investment banking services, as well as landlord and tenant representation services. Further, the company provides investment management services that consists of asset management and investor advisory services. Colliers International Group Inc. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.