Analyzing Five Point (NYSE:FPH) & Berkeley Group (OTCMKTS:BKGFY)

Five Point (NYSE:FPH) and Berkeley Group (OTCMKTS:BKGFY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Risk & Volatility

Five Point has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkeley Group has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Five Point and Berkeley Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Five Point	0	1	1	0	2.50
Berkeley Group	0	2	0	2	3.00

Profitability

This table compares Five Point and Berkeley Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Five Point	39.43%	3.61%	2.52%
Berkeley Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

38.1% of Five Point shares are held by institutional investors. 21.5% of Five Point shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Five Point and Berkeley Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Five Point	$237.93 million	3.59	$68.30 million	$1.09	5.26
Berkeley Group	$3.18 billion	1.55	$489.30 million	N/A	N/A

Berkeley Group has higher revenue and earnings than Five Point.

Summary

Five Point beats Berkeley Group on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Five Point

Five Point Holdings, LLC, through its subsidiary, Five Point Operating Company, LP, owns and develops mixed-use and planned communities in Orange County, Los Angeles County, and San Francisco County. The company operates in four segments: Valencia, San Francisco, Great Park, and Commercial. It sells residential and commercial land sites to homebuilders, commercial developers, and commercial buyers; operates and owns a commercial office, research and development, medical campus, and other properties; and provides development and property management services. The company was formerly known as Newhall Holding Company, LLC and changed its name to Five Point Holdings, LLC in May 2016. Five Point Holdings, LLC was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

About Berkeley Group

The Berkeley Group Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the residential-led and mixed-use property development and ancillary activities in the United Kingdom. The company is involved in land selling activities. It operates under the Berkeley, St Edward, St George, St James, St Joseph, and St William brand names. The Berkeley Group Holdings plc was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cobham, the United Kingdom.