Financial Comparison: Gecina (OTCMKTS:GECFF) versus LuxUrban Hotels (NASDAQ:LUXH)

Gecina (OTCMKTS:GECFF) and LuxUrban Hotels (NASDAQ:LUXH) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

Gecina has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LuxUrban Hotels has a beta of -1.44, suggesting that its share price is 244% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Gecina and LuxUrban Hotels’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gecina	N/A	N/A	N/A
LuxUrban Hotels	-145.57%	N/A	-29.89%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Gecina and LuxUrban Hotels, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gecina	1	0	0	0	1.00
LuxUrban Hotels	0	2	1	0	2.33

LuxUrban Hotels has a consensus price target of $280.00, suggesting a potential upside of 407,469.14%. Given LuxUrban Hotels’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LuxUrban Hotels is more favorable than Gecina.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Gecina and LuxUrban Hotels”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gecina	$751.58 million	9.33	$335.23 million	N/A	N/A
LuxUrban Hotels	$72.79 million	0.00	-$78.52 million	($148.49)	0.00

Gecina has higher revenue and earnings than LuxUrban Hotels.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

28.5% of LuxUrban Hotels shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of LuxUrban Hotels shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Gecina beats LuxUrban Hotels on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gecina

A specialist in centrality and uses, Gecina operates innovative and sustainable living spaces. The real estate investment company owns, manages and develops a unique portfolio in the heart of central areas of the Paris Region, covering more than 1.2 million sq.m of offices and more than 9,000 housing units, almost three-quarters of which are located in Paris City or in Neuilly-sur-Seine. This portfolio is valued at 17.1 billion euros at end-2023. Gecina has firmly established its focus on innovation and its human approach at the heart of its strategy to create value and deliver on its purpose: Empowering shared human experiences at the heart of our sustainable spaces. For our 100,000 clients, this ambition is supported by our client-centric brand YouFirst. It is also positioned at the heart of UtilesEnsemble, our program setting out our solidarity-based commitments to the environment, to people and to the quality of life in cities. Gecina is a French real estate investment trust (SIIC) listed on Euronext Paris, and is part of the SBF 120, CAC Next 20, CAC Large 60 and CAC 40 ESG indices. Gecina is also recognized as one of the top-performing companies in its industry by leading sustainability benchmarks and rankings (GRESB, Sustainalytics, MSCI, ISS-ESG and CDP).

About LuxUrban Hotels

LuxUrban Hotels Inc. utilizes an asset light business model to lease entire hotels on a long-term basis and rent out hotel rooms in the properties it leases. It manages a portfolio of hotel rooms in New York, Washington D.C., Miami Beach, New Orleans, and Los Angeles. The company was formerly known as CorpHousing Group Inc. and changed its name to LuxUrban Hotels Inc. in November 2022. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.