Reviewing CBRE Group (NYSE:CBRE) & LSL PROPERTY (OTCMKTS:LSLPF)

LSL PROPERTY (OTCMKTS:LSLPF) and CBRE Group (NYSE:CBRE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for LSL PROPERTY and CBRE Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LSL PROPERTY	0	0	0	0	0.00
CBRE Group	0	2	7	1	2.90

CBRE Group has a consensus price target of $150.33, indicating a potential upside of 7.83%. Given CBRE Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CBRE Group is more favorable than LSL PROPERTY.

Volatility & Risk

LSL PROPERTY has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CBRE Group has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares LSL PROPERTY and CBRE Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LSL PROPERTY	N/A	N/A	N/A
CBRE Group	2.74%	17.37%	6.41%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares LSL PROPERTY and CBRE Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LSL PROPERTY	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CBRE Group	$35.77 billion	1.16	$968.00 million	$3.27	42.63

CBRE Group has higher revenue and earnings than LSL PROPERTY.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.4% of CBRE Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of CBRE Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CBRE Group beats LSL PROPERTY on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LSL PROPERTY

LSL Property Services plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of business-to-business services to mortgage intermediaries and estate agency franchisees, and valuation services to lenders in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Financial Services, Surveying & Valuation, and Estate Agency Franchising. The Financial Services segment offers compliance and other services to mortgage and insurance networks. The Surveying & Valuation segment provides valuations and professional surveying services of residential properties to various lenders and individual customers; data services to lenders; and asset management services, including managing the sale of residential properties on behalf of corporate clients and property investors. The Estate Agency Franchising segment offers brand marketing, and commercial and information technology support services under brands, including Your Move and Reeds Rains, as well as various local brands; repossession services; and conveyancing panel management and support services to its franchisees and their customers. It also offers business and domestic software development; and conveyancing packaging services. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, the United Kingdom.

About CBRE Group

CBRE Group, Inc. operates as a commercial real estate services and investment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The Advisory Services segment offers strategic advice and execution to owners, investors, and occupiers of real estate in connection with leasing of offices, and industrial and retail space; clients fully integrated property sales services under the CBRE Capital Markets brand; clients commercial mortgage and structured financing services; originates and sells commercial mortgage loans; property management services, such as marketing, building engineering, accounting, and financial services on a contractual basis for owners of and investors in office, industrial, and retail properties; and valuation services that include market value appraisals, litigation support, discounted cash flow analyses, and feasibility studies, as well as consulting services, such as property condition reports, hotel advisory, and environmental consulting. The Global Workplace Solutions segment provides facilities management, including day-to-day management of client-occupied space, headquarters, regional offices, administrative offices, data centers and other critical facilities, manufacturing and laboratory facilities, and distribution facilities and retail space; and project management services comprising building consulting, program, and project and cost management services under the Turner & Townsend brand name. The Real Estate Investments segment offers investment management services under the CBRE Investment Management brand to pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, foundations, endowments, and other institutional investors; and development services, such as real estate development and investment activities under the Trammell Crow Company and Telford Homes brands to users and investors in commercial real estate, and for their own account. CBRE Group, Inc. was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.