Financial Analysis: CBL & Associates Properties (OTCMKTS:CBLAQ) & Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX)

CBL & Associates Properties (OTCMKTS:CBLAQ) and Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CBL & Associates Properties and Equinix”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CBL & Associates Properties	$515.56 million	N/A	$58.97 million	N/A	N/A
Equinix	$8.75 billion	9.98	$815.00 million	$9.62	92.76

Equinix has higher revenue and earnings than CBL & Associates Properties.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

94.9% of Equinix shares are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of CBL & Associates Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Equinix shares are held by insiders. 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 CBL & Associates Properties and Equinix’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBL & Associates Properties	12.82%	22.40%	2.69%
Equinix	10.48%	6.96%	2.66%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for CBL & Associates Properties and Equinix, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBL & Associates Properties	0	0	0	0	0.00
Equinix	0	3	19	6	3.11

Equinix has a consensus price target of $1,004.80, indicating a potential upside of 12.60%. Given Equinix’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Equinix is more favorable than CBL & Associates Properties.

Summary

Equinix beats CBL & Associates Properties on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CBL & Associates Properties

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which owns and operates retail properties. The firm engages in owning, developing, acquiring, leasing, managing and operating regional shopping malls, open-air centers, community centers and office properties. It operates through Malls and All Other segments. Its properties include Malls, Associated Centers, Community Centers, Office Buildings, Construction Properties and Mortgages. The company was founded on July 13, 1993 and is headquartered in Chattanooga, TN.

About Equinix

Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world's digital infrastructure company . Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.