Deutsche Wohnen (OTCMKTS:DWHHF) & Kennedy-Wilson (NYSE:KW) Head-To-Head Comparison

Kennedy-Wilson (NYSE:KW) and Deutsche Wohnen (OTCMKTS:DWHHF) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

87.7% of Kennedy-Wilson shares are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of Kennedy-Wilson shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Kennedy-Wilson and Deutsche Wohnen’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kennedy-Wilson	1.59%	19.00%	2.22%
Deutsche Wohnen	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Kennedy-Wilson has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deutsche Wohnen has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Kennedy-Wilson and Deutsche Wohnen, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kennedy-Wilson	2	1	0	0	1.33
Deutsche Wohnen	0	0	0	0	0.00

Kennedy-Wilson presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.60%. Given Kennedy-Wilson’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kennedy-Wilson is more favorable than Deutsche Wohnen.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Kennedy-Wilson and Deutsche Wohnen”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kennedy-Wilson	$531.40 million	2.58	-$33.00 million	($0.26)	-38.23
Deutsche Wohnen	$1.49 billion	6.80	-$638.98 million	($1.70)	-14.94

Kennedy-Wilson has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Deutsche Wohnen. Kennedy-Wilson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Deutsche Wohnen, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Kennedy-Wilson beats Deutsche Wohnen on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kennedy-Wilson

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a real estate investment company. The company owns, operates, and invests in real estate both on its own and through its investment management platform. It focuses on multifamily and office properties located in the Western United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and Japan. The company had ownership interests in multifamily units, office space, retail and industrial space, and a hotel. It is involved in the development, redevelopment, and entitlement of real estate properties. Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.

About Deutsche Wohnen

Deutsche Wohnen SE develops and manages residential properties in Germany. The company operates through Rental, Value-add, Recurring Sales, Development, and Care segment. The Rental segment offers value-enhancing management to residential real estate portfolio. The Value- add segment engages in the core business of letting. This segment also includes multimedia services and the supply of energy. The Recurring Sales segment includes sales of individual condominiums and single-family homes. The Development segment includes project development to create new living space. The care segment includes all activities related to the management of care facilities and the leasing of care properties. Deutsche Wohnen SE was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Deutsche Wohnen SE operates as a subsidiary of Vonovia SE.