Comparing Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta (VTMX) & The Competition

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX) is one of 329 publicly-traded companies in the “Real Estate Management & Development” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta’s peers have a beta of -0.21, suggesting that their average stock price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	$283.23 million	$241.90 million	6.70
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta Competitors	$2.69 billion	-$400.38 million	29.31

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	156.69%	16.24%	10.43%
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta Competitors	-263.79%	-682.75%	-1.07%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	0	3	2	0	2.40
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta Competitors	1580	4687	7440	207	2.45

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta presently has a consensus target price of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.12%. As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 20.02%. Given Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

6.6% of Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.5% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by institutional investors. 27.1% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta pays an annual dividend of $0.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta pays out 12.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.7% and pay out 49.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta peers beat Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

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.