Head to Head Contrast: Fathom (NASDAQ:FTHM) and Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX)

Fathom (NASDAQ:FTHM) and Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Risk and Volatility

Fathom has a beta of 2.41, indicating that its stock price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Fathom and Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fathom	1	0	0	1	2.50
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	0	3	2	0	2.40

Fathom presently has a consensus target price of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 1,724.82%. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a consensus target price of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.35%. Given Fathom’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Fathom is more favorable than Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

55.5% of Fathom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta shares are held by institutional investors. 16.4% of Fathom shares are held 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 Fathom and Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fathom	-6.27%	-75.89%	-33.25%
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	156.69%	16.24%	10.43%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Fathom and Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fathom	$420.48 million	0.01	-$20.31 million	($0.80)	-0.17
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	$283.23 million	12.93	$241.90 million	$5.49	6.93

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fathom. Fathom is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta beats Fathom on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fathom

Fathom Holdings Inc. is a technology-driven real estate services company that operates primarily through its Fathom Realty brokerage. The company provides residential real estate brokerage services through a network of independent agents who assist clients with buying, selling and leasing properties. Fathom Realty supports its agents with a cloud-based platform that includes transaction management, marketing, lead generation, training and other business tools. The company has also expanded its offerings into related real estate services, including title and settlement services, insurance and technology solutions designed to support real estate professionals and consumers.

About Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta, S.A.B. de C.V., known as Vesta, is a Mexican real estate company that develops, owns and leases industrial properties. Its portfolio includes industrial parks, manufacturing facilities and logistics properties such as warehouses and distribution centers. The company serves businesses seeking space for manufacturing, storage and distribution, including through facilities developed to meet tenants’ specific requirements. Vesta operates in industrial markets across Mexico.