Head-To-Head Comparison: Colliers International Group (NASDAQ:CIGI) versus Ferrovial (NASDAQ:FER)

Colliers International Group (NASDAQ:CIGI) and Ferrovial (NASDAQ:FER) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Volatility & Risk

Colliers International Group has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ferrovial has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Colliers International Group and Ferrovial”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Colliers International Group	$5.17 billion	1.58	$161.73 million	$2.20	75.10
Ferrovial	$9.35 billion	4.60	N/A	N/A	N/A

Colliers International Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ferrovial.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

80.1% of Colliers International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Ferrovial shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of Colliers International Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Colliers International Group and Ferrovial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Colliers International Group	2.17%	20.82%	4.44%
Ferrovial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

Colliers International Group pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Ferrovial pays an annual dividend of $0.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Colliers International Group pays out 13.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Colliers International Group and Ferrovial, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Colliers International Group	0	5	6	2	2.77
Ferrovial	0	3	2	0	2.40

Colliers International Group presently has a consensus target price of $173.80, indicating a potential upside of 5.19%. Given Colliers International Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Colliers International Group is more favorable than Ferrovial.

Summary

Colliers International Group beats Ferrovial on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Colliers International Group

Colliers International Group Inc. provides commercial real estate professional and investment management services to corporate and institutional clients in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers outsourcing and advisory services, such as engineering and project management, property management, valuation, and other services, as well as loan servicing for commercial real estate clients. It also provides property management services comprising building operations and maintenance, facilities management, lease administration, property accounting and financial reporting, contract management, and construction management; and project management services, which include bid document review, construction monitoring and delivery management, contract administration and integrated cost control, development management, facility and engineering functionality, milestone and performance monitoring, quality assurance, risk management, and strategic project consulting. In addition, the company offers corporate and workplace solutions; occupier; workplace strategy; property marketing services; transaction brokerage services, including sales and leasing for corporations, financial institutions, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, governments, and individuals; and capital markets services for property sales, debt finance, mortgage investment banking services, as well as landlord and tenant representation services. Further, the company provides investment management services that consists of asset management and investor advisory services. Colliers International Group Inc. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Ferrovial

Ferrovial SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, construction, financing, operation, and maintenance of transport infrastructure and urban services internationally. It operates through four segments: Construction, Toll Roads, Airports, and Energy Infrastructures and Mobility. The company designs and executes various public and private works, including the construction of public infrastructure; and develops, finances, and operates toll roads. It also develops, finances, and operates airports; and develops, finances, and operates power transmission lines and renewable energy generation plants, as well as offers mobility and waste management plants and services to the mining industry in Chile. In addition, the company promotes, constructs, and operates energy generation and transmission infrastructures. The company was founded in 1952 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.