Ferrovial (NASDAQ:FER) & Kennedy-Wilson (NYSE:KW) Head-To-Head Comparison

Kennedy-Wilson (NYSE:KW) and Ferrovial (NASDAQ:FER) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kennedy-Wilson and Ferrovial”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kennedy-Wilson	$489.90 million	3.11	$4.70 million	$0.11	99.27
Ferrovial	$10.89 billion	4.28	$1.00 billion	N/A	N/A

Ferrovial has higher revenue and earnings than Kennedy-Wilson.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Kennedy-Wilson and Ferrovial, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kennedy-Wilson	1	1	0	0	1.50
Ferrovial	0	5	2	0	2.29

Kennedy-Wilson presently has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.73%. Ferrovial has a consensus target price of $70.47, suggesting a potential upside of 10.81%. Given Ferrovial’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ferrovial is more favorable than Kennedy-Wilson.

Dividends

Kennedy-Wilson pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Ferrovial pays an annual dividend of $1.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Kennedy-Wilson pays out 436.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Volatility & Risk

Kennedy-Wilson has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ferrovial has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

87.7% of Kennedy-Wilson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Ferrovial shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.3% of Kennedy-Wilson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Kennedy-Wilson and Ferrovial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kennedy-Wilson	12.08%	23.82%	2.76%
Ferrovial	N/A	N/A	N/A

About Kennedy-Wilson

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a real estate investment company. The company owns, operates, and invests in real estate both on its own and through its investment management platform. It focuses on multifamily and office properties located in the Western United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and Japan. The company had ownership interests in multifamily units, office space, retail and industrial space, and a hotel. It is involved in the development, redevelopment, and entitlement of real estate properties. Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.

About Ferrovial

Ferrovial SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, construction, financing, operation, and maintenance of transport infrastructure and urban services internationally. It operates through four segments: Construction, Toll Roads, Airports, and Energy Infrastructures and Mobility. The company designs and executes various public and private works, including the construction of public infrastructure; and develops, finances, and operates toll roads. It also develops, finances, and operates airports; and develops, finances, and operates power transmission lines and renewable energy generation plants, as well as offers mobility and waste management plants and services to the mining industry in Chile. In addition, the company promotes, constructs, and operates energy generation and transmission infrastructures. The company was founded in 1952 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.