Analyzing CTT Correios de Portugal (OTCMKTS:CTTPY) and CaliberCos (NASDAQ:CWD)

CTT Correios de Portugal (OTCMKTS:CTTPY) and CaliberCos (NASDAQ:CWD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.1% of CaliberCos shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.5% of CaliberCos shares are owned by 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for CTT Correios de Portugal and CaliberCos, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CTT Correios de Portugal	0	0	0	0	0.00
CaliberCos	1	0	0	0	1.00

Profitability

This table compares CTT Correios de Portugal and CaliberCos’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CTT Correios de Portugal	4.06%	16.36%	0.86%
CaliberCos	-64.81%	-75.95%	-11.44%

Risk & Volatility

CTT Correios de Portugal has a beta of -0.08, suggesting that its share price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CaliberCos has a beta of -0.62, suggesting that its share price is 162% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CTT Correios de Portugal and CaliberCos”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CTT Correios de Portugal	$1.20 billion	0.91	$49.28 million	$0.76	21.37
CaliberCos	$51.12 million	0.33	-$19.78 million	($18.00)	-0.43

CTT Correios de Portugal has higher revenue and earnings than CaliberCos. CaliberCos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CTT Correios de Portugal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

CTT Correios de Portugal beats CaliberCos on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CTT Correios de Portugal

CTT – Correios De Portugal, S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides postal and financial services worldwide. It operates through Mail, Express & Parcels, Financial Services & Retail, and Bank segments. The company offers courier and urgent mail transport services; postal financial services; and banking services. It also engages in the business of payments related to collection of invoices and fines. In addition, the company enables the payment of various services and utilities through a network of approximately 5,000 agents covering business outlets as stationery stores, tobacco shops, kiosks, and supermarkets. It operates a retail network of 566 post offices; 1,808 postal agencies; 223 postal delivery offices; 4,576 postal delivery routes; and a fleet of 3,925 vehicles. The company was formerly known as Correio Publico. CTT – Correios De Portugal, S.A. was founded in 1520 and is headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal.

About CaliberCos

Caliber (NASDAQ: CWD) is a vertically integrated alternative asset management firm whose purpose is to build generational wealth for investors seeking to access opportunities in middle-market assets. Caliber differentiates itself by creating, managing, and servicing proprietary products, including middle-market investment funds, private syndications, and direct investments which are managed by our in-house asset services group. Our funds include investment vehicles focused primarily on real estate, private equity, and debt facilities. Additional information can be found at Caliberco.com and CaliberFunds.co.