Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta (VTMX) and Its Competitors Head-To-Head Comparison

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX) is one of 329 publicly-traded companies in the “Real Estate Management & Development” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	0	3	2	0	2.40
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta Competitors	1574	4682	7434	207	2.45

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta currently has a consensus price target of $42.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.42%. As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 27.17%. Given Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.6% of Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.4% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by institutional investors. 27.1% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta’s peers have a beta of -0.22, meaning that their average share price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	$311.22 million	$241.90 million	6.57
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta Competitors	$6.70 billion	-$400.32 million	10.04

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	156.69%	16.24%	10.43%
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta Competitors	-263.83%	-682.75%	-1.10%

Dividends

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta pays an annual dividend of $0.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta pays out 12.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.7% and pay out 48.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta peers beat Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, acquires, develops, manages, operates, and leases industrial buildings and distribution facilities in Mexico. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.