Analyzing Adevinta ASA (OTCMKTS:ADEVF) and PropertyGuru Group (NYSE:PGRU)

PropertyGuru Group (NYSE:PGRU) and Adevinta ASA (OTCMKTS:ADEVF) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

61.4% of PropertyGuru Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of PropertyGuru Group shares are owned 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares PropertyGuru Group and Adevinta ASA’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PropertyGuru Group	$111.81 million	5.93	-$11.37 million	($0.07)	-58.13
Adevinta ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Adevinta ASA has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PropertyGuru Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for PropertyGuru Group and Adevinta ASA, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PropertyGuru Group	0	0	1	0	3.00
Adevinta ASA	0	1	2	0	2.67

PropertyGuru Group presently has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 71.99%. Given PropertyGuru Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe PropertyGuru Group is more favorable than Adevinta ASA.

Profitability

This table compares PropertyGuru Group and Adevinta ASA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PropertyGuru Group	-10.21%	-1.76%	-1.50%
Adevinta ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

PropertyGuru Group beats Adevinta ASA on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PropertyGuru Group

PropertyGuru Group Limited operates digital property classifieds marketplaces that connects homeowners and tenants with verified home service providers in Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. The company offers digital and marketing services for developers. It also offers data and sales process automation products. In addition, the company provides a range of data products and services for agents/agencies, property developers and valuers, and financial institution customers. It serves agents and developers to advertise residential and commercial properties for sale or rent to property seekers. PropertyGuru Group Limited was founded in 2007 and is based in Singapore.

About Adevinta ASA

Adevinta ASA owns and operates online classifieds sites. The company's products and services include generalist classifieds, specialist real estate, motors, and jobs sites. It operates various online classifieds sites under the Adverts.ie, Agriaffaires, A Vendre a Louer, Autónavigátor.hu, Automobile.it, Autotrader, carsguide, coches.net, daft.ie, 2dehands/2ememain, DoneDeal, eBay Kleinanzeigen, Fotocasa, Grupo Zap, Groupe Argus, Gumtree, Habitaclia, Használtautó.hu, InfoJobs, Jófógás, Kufar, Kijiji, leboncoin, leboncoin hotel, Locasun, MachineryZone, Marktplaats, Milanuncios, mobile.de, motos.net, OLX Brasil, Paycar, Segundamano, subito, Truckscorner, Vide Dressing, vivanuncios, Willhaben, L'Argus, and Pilgo brands. Adevinta ASA was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Oslo, Norway.