Head to Head Comparison: Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX) and Land Securities Group (OTCMKTS:LSGOF)

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX) and Land Securities Group (OTCMKTS:LSGOF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta and Land Securities Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta	0	0	2	0	3.00
Land Securities Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta presently has a consensus target price of $42.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.41%. Given Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta is more favorable than Land Securities Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.9% of Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta and Land Securities Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta	159.04%	16.91%	10.18%
Land Securities Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta and Land Securities Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta	$214.47 million	132.96	$316.60 million	$4.46	7.82
Land Securities Group	$953.54 million	6.29	-$746.08 million	N/A	N/A

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Land Securities Group.

Summary

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta beats Land Securities Group on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Corporación 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.

About Land Securities Group

At Landsec, we build and invest in buildings, spaces and partnerships to create sustainable places, connect communities and realise potential. We are one of the largest real estate companies in Europe, with a £12 billion portfolio of retail, leisure, workspace and residential hubs. Landsec is shaping a better future by leading our industry on environmental and social sustainability while delivering value for our shareholders, great experiences for our guests and positive change for our communities.