Head-To-Head Analysis: LEG Immobilien (LEGIF) and Its Rivals

LEG Immobilien (OTCMKTS:LEGIF) is one of 82 public companies in the “REAL ESTATE OPS” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare LEG Immobilien to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares LEG Immobilien and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
LEG Immobilien	$1.41 billion	$71.42 million	34.51
LEG Immobilien Competitors	$3.49 billion	$127.83 million	13.86

LEG Immobilien’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than LEG Immobilien. LEG Immobilien is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

58.4% of shares of all “REAL ESTATE OPS” companies are owned by institutional investors. 22.9% of shares of all “REAL ESTATE OPS” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

LEG Immobilien has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LEG Immobilien’s competitors have a beta of 0.88, suggesting that their average stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares LEG Immobilien and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LEG Immobilien	21.57%	7.55%	2.85%
LEG Immobilien Competitors	-4.74%	-1.52%	0.40%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for LEG Immobilien and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LEG Immobilien	0	1	0	0	2.00
LEG Immobilien Competitors	281	1016	1294	97	2.45

As a group, “REAL ESTATE OPS” companies have a potential upside of 17.27%. Given LEG Immobilien’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LEG Immobilien has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

LEG Immobilien competitors beat LEG Immobilien on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

LEG Immobilien Company Profile

LEG Immobilien SE, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated property company in Germany. The company engages in the performance of services and management of equity investments; property management and location development; performance of services for third parties and housing industry services; and generation of electricity and heat activities. It also provides information technology (IT) services for third parties; and management services for third-party properties. The company's property portfolio consisted of residential units; commercial units; and garages and parking spaces in North Rhine-Westphalia. LEG Immobilien SE was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.