Financial Survey: Alset (NASDAQ:AEI) and Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX)

Alset (NASDAQ:AEI) and Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Alset and Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alset	-299.22%	-42.91%	-38.02%
Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta	88.52%	8.52%	5.67%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.7% of Alset shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.1% of Alset shares are owned by 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.

Risk and Volatility

Alset has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Alset and Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alset	0	0	0	0	0.00
Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta	0	1	1	0	2.50

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta has a consensus target price of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.53%. Given Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta is more favorable than Alset.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Alset and Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alset	$13.19 million	0.71	-$58.95 million	($4.33)	-0.20
Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta	$239.20 million	84.21	$316.64 million	$2.34	9.96

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta has higher revenue and earnings than Alset. Alset is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta beats Alset on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alset

Alset Inc. engages in the real estate development, financial services, digital transformation technologies, biohealth activities, and consumer products businesses in the United States, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and South Korea. It operates through four segments: Real Estate, Digital Transformation Technology, Biohealth, and Other Business Activities segments. The Real Estate segment develops property projects and participates in third-party property development projects; and owns, operates, and manages real estate development projects with a focus on land subdivision developments and house rental projects. Its Digital Transformation Technology segment provides support, implementation, and development services with various technologies, including blockchain, e-commerce, social media, and artificial intelligent customer service application and metaverse services. Its technology platform focuses on business-to-business solutions, such as communications and workflow through instant messaging systems, social media, e-commerce and payment systems, direct marketing platforms, e-real estate, brand protection, and counterfeit and fraud detection; and mobile application product development and other businesses, including information technology services to end-users, service providers, and other commercial users through multiple platforms. The Biohealth segment engages in developing, researching, testing, manufacturing, licensing, and distributing biohealth products and services. Its Other Business Activities segment offers corporate strategy and business development, asset management, corporate restructuring, and leveraged buy-out expertise services. It operates cafes in Singapore and South Korea. The company was formerly known as Alset EHome International Inc. and changed its name to Alset Inc. in October 2022. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

About Corporación 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.