Exp World (NASDAQ:EXPI – Get Free Report) and Broad Street Realty (OTCMKTS:BRST – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Exp World and Broad Street Realty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Exp World | -0.68% | -4.79% | -2.33% |
| Broad Street Realty | -51.71% | N/A | -6.24% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Exp World and Broad Street Realty”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Exp World | $4.57 billion | 0.36 | -$21.27 million | ($0.20) | -52.20 |
| Broad Street Realty | $41.35 million | 0.04 | -$10.55 million | ($0.89) | -0.05 |
Broad Street Realty has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Exp World. Exp World is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Broad Street Realty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
27.2% of Exp World shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.0% of Exp World shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.6% of Broad Street Realty shares are owned by company 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.
Volatility and Risk
Exp World has a beta of 2.52, meaning that its share price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broad Street Realty has a beta of 2.93, meaning that its share price is 193% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Exp World and Broad Street Realty, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Exp World | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Broad Street Realty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Exp World presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.94%. Given Exp World’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Exp World is more favorable than Broad Street Realty.
Summary
Exp World beats Broad Street Realty on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Exp World
eXp World Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based real estate brokerage services for residential homeowners and homebuyers. The company operates through North American Realty, International Realty, Virbela, and Other Affiliated Services segments. It provides Virbela, a cloud-based technologies that provides data, lead generation, and marketing tools for real estate agents and employees. In addition, the company offers SUCCESS print magazine, SUCCESS.com portal, SUCCESS newsletters, SUCCESS podcasts, SUCCESS plus, SUCCESS speakers bureau, and SUCCESS coaching, podcasts, and digital training courses. It operates in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, India, Mexico, Portugal, France, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Italy, Hong Kong, Colombia, Spain, Israel, Panama, Germany, the Dominican Republic, Greece, New Zealand, Chile, and Poland. The company was formerly known as eXp Realty International Corporation and changed its name to eXp World Holdings, Inc. in May 2016. eXp World Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Bellingham, Washington.
About Broad Street Realty
Broad Street Realty, Inc. owns, operates, develops, and redevelops grocery-anchored shopping centers, street retail-based properties, and mixed-use assets in the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Colorado. The company provides commercial real estate brokerage services for owned and third-party offices, and industrial and retail operators and tenants, as well as leases its properties. It also offers oversight of day-to-day operations, coordination, tenant improvements, and building services; and real estate management and engineering services to property owners, as well as provides tenant representation, property and asset management, construction-related services, real estate sales and acquisition, and other financing services. Broad Street Realty, Inc. is based in Reston, Virginia.
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