Critical Survey: Rafael (NYSE:RFL) versus Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX)

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX) and Rafael (NYSE:RFL) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta	179.79%	17.11%	11.11%
Rafael	-5,329.44%	-36.57%	-34.92%

Risk & Volatility

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rafael has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta and Rafael, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta	0	0	2	0	3.00
Rafael	0	0	0	0	N/A

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta currently has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.64%. Given Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta is more favorable than Rafael.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta and Rafael”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta	$236.66 million	98.23	$316.64 million	$5.02	5.36
Rafael	$280,000.00	168.48	-$1.88 million	($1.20)	-1.60

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta has higher revenue and earnings than Rafael. Rafael 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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.9% of Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.3% of Rafael shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Rafael shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta beats Rafael on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Rafael

Rafael Holdings, Inc. primarily engages in holding interests in clinical and early-stage pharmaceutical companies, and commercial real estate assets in the United States and Israel. It operates in two segments, Healthcare and Real Estate. The company engages in the development and commercialization of therapies that exploit the metabolic differences between normal cells and cancer cells. Its lead drug candidate is CPI-613 (devimistat), currently under Phase III clinical study for the treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer and acute myeloid leukemia. The company is also involved in developing Promitil, a molecule designed for the targeted delivery of mitomycin-C in a proprietary prodrug form, completed Phase 1B clinical studies; Folate-targeted Promitil (Promi-Fol) which is aimed at local treatment (intravesical) of superficial bladder cancer; and Promi-Dox, a highly potent dual drug liposome with MLP and doxorubicin targeting a potential basket of tumors. In addition, it engages in the development of surgical and procedural devices, including orthopedic arthroscopy instrumentation. Rafael Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.