Comparing Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) & Deutsche Wohnen (OTCMKTS:DWHHF)

Newmark Group (NASDAQ:NMRK) and Deutsche Wohnen (OTCMKTS:DWHHF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Newmark Group has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deutsche Wohnen has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Newmark Group and Deutsche Wohnen, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Newmark Group	0	2	6	0	2.75
Deutsche Wohnen	0	0	0	0	0.00

Newmark Group currently has a consensus price target of $17.80, suggesting a potential upside of 10.97%. Given Newmark Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Newmark Group is more favorable than Deutsche Wohnen.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

58.4% of Newmark Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Newmark Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Newmark Group and Deutsche Wohnen”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Newmark Group	$3.29 billion	0.90	$126.19 million	$0.68	23.59
Deutsche Wohnen	$1.49 billion	6.80	-$638.98 million	($1.70)	-14.94

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

Profitability

This table compares Newmark Group and Deutsche Wohnen’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Newmark Group	3.83%	24.97%	7.74%
Deutsche Wohnen	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Newmark Group beats Deutsche Wohnen on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Newmark Group

Newmark Group, Inc. provides commercial real estate services in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company offers capital markets consisting of investment sales and commercial mortgage brokerage; landlord or agency representation leasing; valuation and advisory; property management; commercial real estate technology platform and capabilities; the United Kingdom business rates services; due diligence, consulting, and other advisory services; GSEs and the Federal Housing Administration lending services comprising multifamily lending and loan servicing; asset management; and flexible workspace solutions for owners. It also provides tenant representation leasing; and global corporate services consisting of workplace and occupancy strategy, energy and sustainability services, technology, project management, real estate and lease administration, and facilities management. The company offers its services to commercial real estate tenants, investors, owners, occupiers, and developers; lenders; small and medium size businesses; and multi-national corporations. The company was formerly known as Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Capital Group and changed its name to Newmark Group, Inc. in October 2017. Newmark Group, Inc. was founded in 1929 and is based in New York, New York. Newmark Group, Inc.operates is a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.

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.