Exp World (NASDAQ:AGNT – Get Free Report) and Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Exp World and Cushman & Wakefield, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Exp World | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.60 |
| Cushman & Wakefield | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2.56 |
Exp World presently has a consensus target price of $5.17, indicating a potential upside of 28.52%. Cushman & Wakefield has a consensus target price of $17.57, indicating a potential upside of 36.06%. Given Cushman & Wakefield’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cushman & Wakefield is more favorable than Exp World.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Exp World | $4.77 billion | 0.14 | -$22.71 million | ($0.11) | -36.55 |
| Cushman & Wakefield | $10.29 billion | 0.29 | $88.20 million | $0.29 | 44.53 |
Cushman & Wakefield has higher revenue and earnings than Exp World. Exp World is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cushman & Wakefield, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
27.2% of Exp World shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of Cushman & Wakefield shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.6% of Exp World shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Cushman & Wakefield shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Exp World and Cushman & Wakefield’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Exp World | -0.35% | -5.43% | -2.89% |
| Cushman & Wakefield | 0.64% | 15.90% | 4.10% |
Risk and Volatility
Exp World has a beta of 2.05, suggesting that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cushman & Wakefield has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Cushman & Wakefield beats Exp World on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Exp World
eXp World Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based real estate brokerage services for residential homeowners and homebuyers. The company operates through North American Realty, International Realty, Virbela, and Other Affiliated Services segments. It provides Virbela, a cloud-based technologies that provides data, lead generation, and marketing tools for real estate agents and employees. In addition, the company offers SUCCESS print magazine, SUCCESS.com portal, SUCCESS newsletters, SUCCESS podcasts, SUCCESS plus, SUCCESS speakers bureau, and SUCCESS coaching, podcasts, and digital training courses. It operates in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, India, Mexico, Portugal, France, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Italy, Hong Kong, Colombia, Spain, Israel, Panama, Germany, the Dominican Republic, Greece, New Zealand, Chile, and Poland. The company was formerly known as eXp Realty International Corporation and changed its name to eXp World Holdings, Inc. in May 2016. eXp World Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Bellingham, Washington.
About Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman & Wakefield Plc engages in the provision of commercial real estate services. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific (APAC). The Americas segment consists of operations located in the United States, Canada and key markets in Latin America. The EMEA segment includes operations in the UK, France, Netherlands and other markets in Europe and the Middle East. The APAC segment comprises of operations in Australia, Singapore, China and other markets in the Asia Pacific region. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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