CaliberCos (NASDAQ:CWD) vs. Deutsche Boerse (OTCMKTS:DBOEY) Financial Contrast

Deutsche Boerse (OTCMKTS:DBOEY) and CaliberCos (NASDAQ:CWD) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Deutsche Boerse and CaliberCos, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Deutsche Boerse	1	2	3	0	2.33
CaliberCos	1	1	0	0	1.50

Risk & Volatility

Deutsche Boerse has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CaliberCos has a beta of -0.1, meaning that its share price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Deutsche Boerse and CaliberCos’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Deutsche Boerse	33.04%	20.33%	0.64%
CaliberCos	-117.34%	-75.44%	-13.87%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Deutsche Boerse and CaliberCos”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Deutsche Boerse	$6.82 billion	8.78	$2.26 billion	$1.36	24.41
CaliberCos	$16.25 million	0.33	-$21.80 million	($3.79)	-0.14

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.1% of CaliberCos shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of CaliberCos shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Deutsche Boerse beats CaliberCos on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Deutsche Boerse

Deutsche Börse AG operates as an exchange organization in Europe, America, and the Asia-Pacific. The company operates through four segments: Data & Analytics; Trading & Clearing; Fund Services; and Securities Services. It engages in the trading of derivatives, electricity and gas products, emission rights, foreign exchange, and commodity products; operating EEX and 360T over the counter trading platform for financial instruments, such as foreign exchange, money market, and interest rate products; and operating as a central counterparty. The company also operates in the cash market through Xetra, Börse Frankfurt, and Tradegate trading venues; Qontigo, an integrated suite of front-to-back investment management solution; and a central counterparty for equities and bonds, as well as provides pre-ipo and listing services. In addition, it offers custody and settlement services for securities; investment fund services; connectivity services; and global securities funding and financing, and collateral and liquidity management, as well as secured money, market transaction, and repos and securities lending transaction services. Further, the company provides order routing, settlement, asset management, and custody; investment distribution and placement; infrastructure and post-trading; index, analytics, and risk; securities transactions settlement; securities custody and administration; and market data and analytics services. Additionally, it operates third clearing house Nodal Clear; and specialized software as a service platform for trading participants and digital business platform, as well as offers information technology solutions, including financial market, commodities market, and network connectivity solutions under the Deutsche Börse and 7 Market Technology brands. The company was founded in 1585 and is headquartered in Eschborn, Germany.

About CaliberCos

Caliber (NASDAQ: CWD) is a vertically integrated alternative asset management firm whose purpose is to build generational wealth for investors seeking to access opportunities in middle-market assets. Caliber differentiates itself by creating, managing, and servicing proprietary products, including middle-market investment funds, private syndications, and direct investments which are managed by our in-house asset services group. Our funds include investment vehicles focused primarily on real estate, private equity, and debt facilities. Additional information can be found at Caliberco.com and CaliberFunds.co.