Contrasting Exp World (NASDAQ:AGNT) and Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK)

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK) and Exp World (NASDAQ:AGNT) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Cushman & Wakefield and Exp World, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cushman & Wakefield	0	4	5	0	2.56
Exp World	3	1	1	0	1.60

Cushman & Wakefield currently has a consensus price target of $17.57, suggesting a potential upside of 41.65%. Exp World has a consensus price target of $5.17, suggesting a potential upside of 36.32%. Given Cushman & Wakefield’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cushman & Wakefield is more favorable than Exp World.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.6% of Cushman & Wakefield shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of Exp World shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Cushman & Wakefield shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.6% of Exp World shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cushman & Wakefield and Exp World”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cushman & Wakefield	$10.29 billion	0.28	$88.20 million	$0.29	42.78
Exp World	$4.77 billion	0.13	-$22.71 million	($0.11)	-34.45

Cushman & Wakefield has higher revenue and earnings than Exp World. Exp World is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cushman & Wakefield, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Cushman & Wakefield has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exp World has a beta of 2.05, indicating that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cushman & Wakefield	0.64%	15.90%	4.10%
Exp World	-0.35%	-5.43%	-2.89%

Summary

Cushman & Wakefield beats Exp World on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield Plc engages in the provision of commercial real estate services. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific (APAC). The Americas segment consists of operations located in the United States, Canada and key markets in Latin America. The EMEA segment includes operations in the UK, France, Netherlands and other markets in Europe and the Middle East. The APAC segment comprises of operations in Australia, Singapore, China and other markets in the Asia Pacific region. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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.