Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX) and City Developments (OTCMKTS:CDEVY) Head-To-Head Contrast

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX) and City Developments (OTCMKTS:CDEVY) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Dividends

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. City Developments pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta pays out 89.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.6% of Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta and City Developments”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	$252.33 million	89.27	$223.35 million	$0.19	137.24
City Developments	$2.45 billion	1.94	$150.66 million	N/A	N/A

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has higher earnings, but lower revenue than City Developments.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta and City Developments, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	2	1	2	1	2.33
City Developments	0	0	0	0	0.00

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta presently has a consensus price target of $31.33, indicating a potential upside of 20.17%. Given Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta is more favorable than City Developments.

Profitability

This table compares Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta and City Developments’ 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%
City Developments	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, City Developments has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta beats City Developments on 12 of the 14 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 City Developments

City Developments Limited (CDL) is a leading global real estate company with a network spanning 112 locations in 29 countries and regions. Listed on the Singapore Exchange, the Group is one of the largest companies by market capitalisation. Its income-stable and geographically-diverse portfolio comprises residences, offices, hotels, serviced apartments, shopping malls and integrated developments. With a proven track record of over 55 years in real estate development, investment and management, CDL has developed over 47,000 homes and owns over 23 million square feet of gross floor area in residential, commercial and hospitality assets globally. Its diversified global land bank offers 3.5 million square feet of land area.