Greystone Housing Impact Investors (NYSE:GHI – Get Free Report) and Brookfield Wealth Solutions (NYSE:BNT – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings and dividends.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
9.0% of Greystone Housing Impact Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Greystone Housing Impact Investors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Greystone Housing Impact Investors and Brookfield Wealth Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Greystone Housing Impact Investors | $85.39 million | 1.78 | -$7.61 million | ($0.24) | -26.88 |
| Brookfield Wealth Solutions | $11.63 billion | 1.17 | $766.00 million | $0.26 | 155.26 |
Brookfield Wealth Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Greystone Housing Impact Investors. Greystone Housing Impact Investors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Wealth Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Greystone Housing Impact Investors and Brookfield Wealth Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Greystone Housing Impact Investors | -1.03% | 3.72% | 0.70% |
| Brookfield Wealth Solutions | 0.15% | 0.10% | 0.01% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Greystone Housing Impact Investors and Brookfield Wealth Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Greystone Housing Impact Investors | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Brookfield Wealth Solutions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Greystone Housing Impact Investors currently has a consensus price target of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 47.29%. Given Greystone Housing Impact Investors’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Greystone Housing Impact Investors is more favorable than Brookfield Wealth Solutions.
Dividends
Greystone Housing Impact Investors pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Brookfield Wealth Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Greystone Housing Impact Investors pays out -233.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Wealth Solutions pays out 107.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Greystone Housing Impact Investors has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Greystone Housing Impact Investors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Risk & Volatility
Greystone Housing Impact Investors has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Wealth Solutions has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Greystone Housing Impact Investors beats Brookfield Wealth Solutions on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Greystone Housing Impact Investors
Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP acquires, holds, sells, and deals in a portfolio of mortgage revenue bonds (MRBs) that are issued to provide construction and/or permanent financing for multifamily, student, and senior citizen housing; skilled nursing properties; and commercial properties in the United States. The company operates in four segments: Affordable Multifamily MRB Investments; Seniors and Skilled Nursing MRB Investments; MF Properties; Market-Rate Joint Venture Investments. It also invests in governmental issuer loans. The company was formerly known as America First Multifamily Investors, L.P. and changed its name to Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP in December 2022. Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.
About Brookfield Wealth Solutions
Brookfield Wealth Solutions is focused on securing the financial futures of individuals and institutions through a range of retirement services, wealth protection products and tailored capital solutions. Through our operating subsidiaries, we offer a broad range of insurance products and services, including annuities, personal and commercial property and casualty insurance and life insurance.The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.
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