Reviewing Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) & Foxtons Group (OTCMKTS:FXTGY)

Foxtons Group (OTCMKTS:FXTGY) and Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Foxtons Group	$227.49 million	0.67	$16.94 million	N/A	N/A
Newmark Group	$3.48 billion	0.80	$126.19 million	$0.81	19.33

Newmark Group has higher revenue and earnings than Foxtons Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Foxtons Group and Newmark Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Foxtons Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Newmark Group	0	2	5	0	2.71

Newmark Group has a consensus price target of $19.62, suggesting a potential upside of 25.34%. Given Newmark Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Newmark Group is more favorable than Foxtons Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

58.4% of Newmark Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Newmark Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Foxtons Group and Newmark Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Foxtons Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Newmark Group	4.30%	26.23%	8.13%

Dividends

Foxtons Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Newmark Group pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Newmark Group pays out 29.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility and Risk

Foxtons Group has a beta of -0.47, meaning that its share price is 147% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newmark Group has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Newmark Group beats Foxtons Group on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Foxtons Group

Foxtons Group plc, an estate agency, provides services to the residential property market in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Lettings, Sales, and Financial Services. The Lettings segment engages in letting and management of residential properties. The Sales segment sells residential properties. The Financial Services segment offers mortgages and related products. Foxtons Group plc was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About Newmark Group

Newmark Group, Inc. provides commercial real estate services in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company offers capital markets consisting of investment sales and commercial mortgage brokerage; landlord or agency representation leasing; valuation and advisory; property management; commercial real estate technology platform and capabilities; the United Kingdom business rates services; due diligence, consulting, and other advisory services; GSEs and the Federal Housing Administration lending services comprising multifamily lending and loan servicing; asset management; and flexible workspace solutions for owners. It also provides tenant representation leasing; and global corporate services consisting of workplace and occupancy strategy, energy and sustainability services, technology, project management, real estate and lease administration, and facilities management. The company offers its services to commercial real estate tenants, investors, owners, occupiers, and developers; lenders; small and medium size businesses; and multi-national corporations. The company was formerly known as Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Capital Group and changed its name to Newmark Group, Inc. in October 2017. Newmark Group, Inc. was founded in 1929 and is based in New York, New York. Newmark Group, Inc.operates is a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.