Comparing Cyrela Brazil Realty (OTCMKTS:CYRBY) and Soho China (OTCMKTS:SOHOF)

Cyrela Brazil Realty (OTCMKTS:CYRBY) and Soho China (OTCMKTS:SOHOF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Cyrela Brazil Realty has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Soho China has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Cyrela Brazil Realty and Soho China, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cyrela Brazil Realty	0	1	0	0	2.00
Soho China	0	0	0	0	0.00

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cyrela Brazil Realty and Soho China”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cyrela Brazil Realty	$1.69 billion	1.04	$359.41 million	$0.92	4.99
Soho China	$214.29 million	1.13	-$15.78 million	N/A	N/A

Cyrela Brazil Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Soho China.

Profitability

This table compares Cyrela Brazil Realty and Soho China’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cyrela Brazil Realty	20.79%	17.39%	7.86%
Soho China	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Cyrela Brazil Realty beats Soho China on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cyrela Brazil Realty

Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações develops and constructs residential properties in Brazil. It also provides real estate services, such as construction management and technical consultancy services. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

About Soho China

SOHO China Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the real estate development, and property leasing and management activities in the People's Republic of China. It also operates serviced hotels. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.