Critical Review: CTP (OTCMKTS:CTPVF) versus Exp World (NASDAQ:AGNT)

CTP (OTCMKTS:CTPVF) and Exp World (NASDAQ:AGNT) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

27.2% of Exp World shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.6% of Exp World shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares CTP and Exp World’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CTP	N/A	N/A	N/A
Exp World	-0.35%	-5.43%	-2.89%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CTP and Exp World”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CTP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Exp World	$4.96 billion	0.14	-$22.71 million	($0.11)	-39.55

CTP has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Exp World.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for CTP and Exp World, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CTP	0	1	2	0	2.67
Exp World	3	1	1	0	1.60

Exp World has a consensus price target of $5.17, indicating a potential upside of 18.77%. Given Exp World’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Exp World is more favorable than CTP.

Summary

CTP beats Exp World on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CTP

CTP N.V., together with its subsidiaries, develops, owns, operates, and leases commercial real estate properties in Central, Western, and Eastern Europe. It offers industrial properties for various applications, such as warehousing, manufacturing, research and development, and bespoke property applications. The company also develops city-center office campuses and parks. In addition, it is involved in the solar energy business. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. CTP N.V. operates as a subsidiary of CTP Holding B.V.

About Exp World

eXp World Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based real estate brokerage services for residential homeowners and homebuyers. The company operates through North American Realty, International Realty, Virbela, and Other Affiliated Services segments. It provides Virbela, a cloud-based technologies that provides data, lead generation, and marketing tools for real estate agents and employees. In addition, the company offers SUCCESS print magazine, SUCCESS.com portal, SUCCESS newsletters, SUCCESS podcasts, SUCCESS plus, SUCCESS speakers bureau, and SUCCESS coaching, podcasts, and digital training courses. It operates in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, India, Mexico, Portugal, France, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Italy, Hong Kong, Colombia, Spain, Israel, Panama, Germany, the Dominican Republic, Greece, New Zealand, Chile, and Poland. The company was formerly known as eXp Realty International Corporation and changed its name to eXp World Holdings, Inc. in May 2016. eXp World Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Bellingham, Washington.