Golden Gate Partners (OTCMKTS:GNGT) & Offerpad Solutions (NYSE:OPAD) Critical Review

Golden Gate Partners (OTCMKTS:GNGT) and Offerpad Solutions (NYSE:OPAD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

39.4% of Offerpad Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 94.2% of Golden Gate Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.2% of Offerpad Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Golden Gate Partners and Offerpad Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golden Gate Partners	0	0	0	0	N/A
Offerpad Solutions	0	4	2	0	2.33

Offerpad Solutions has a consensus target price of $11.40, suggesting a potential upside of 56.38%. Given Offerpad Solutions’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Offerpad Solutions is more favorable than Golden Gate Partners.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Golden Gate Partners and Offerpad Solutions’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Golden Gate Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Offerpad Solutions	$1.31 billion	0.15	-$117.22 million	($4.67)	-1.56

Golden Gate Partners has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Offerpad Solutions.

Profitability

This table compares Golden Gate Partners and Offerpad Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golden Gate Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A
Offerpad Solutions	-8.92%	-93.45%	-31.53%

About Golden Gate Partners

Golden Gate Partners, Inc. focuses on marketing distressed residential properties in the United States. It intends to market properties to international buyers, primarily from China and other parts of Asia. The company was formerly known as Golden Gates Homes, Inc. and changed its name to Golden Gate Partners, Inc. in January 2014. Golden Gate Partners, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in New York, New York. As of June 18, 2013, Golden Gate Partners, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Ta Partners, Inc.

About Offerpad Solutions

Offerpad Solutions Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides technology-enabled solutions for residential real estate market in the United States. It operates iBuying, a real estate solutions platform for on-demand customer that provides home buyers the opportunity to browse and tour homes online. It buys and sells homes through cash offer and listing services. In addition, the company offers renovation services; and ancillary products and services, including mortgage, title insurance, and escrow services, as well as Offerpad Bundle Rewards program that allows customers to receive various discounts when selling and buying a home. Offerpad Solutions Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.