Comparing EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) and Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações (OTCMKTS:CYRBY)

Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações (OTCMKTS:CYRBY) and EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

74.7% of EPR Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of EPR Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações and EPR Properties, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações	0	0	0	0	0.00
EPR Properties	2	4	2	1	2.22

EPR Properties has a consensus price target of $51.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.29%. Given EPR Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe EPR Properties is more favorable than Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações.

Risk & Volatility

Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EPR Properties has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. EPR Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações pays out 9.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EPR Properties pays out 221.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações and EPR Properties”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações	$1.25 billion	1.32	$188.70 million	$0.81	5.31
EPR Properties	$641.00 million	6.13	$173.05 million	$1.60	32.29

Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações has higher revenue and earnings than EPR Properties. Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EPR Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações and EPR Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações	19.37%	15.77%	7.66%
EPR Properties	28.87%	8.22%	3.52%

Summary

EPR Properties beats Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações

Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações develops and constructs residential properties in Brazil. It also provides real estate services, such as construction management and technical consultancy services. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

About EPR Properties

EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) is the leading diversified experiential net lease real estate investment trust (REIT), specializing in select enduring experiential properties in the real estate industry. We focus on real estate venues that create value by facilitating out of home leisure and recreation experiences where consumers choose to spend their discretionary time and money. We have total assets of approximately $5.7 billion (after accumulated depreciation of approximately $1.4 billion) across 44 states. We adhere to rigorous underwriting and investing criteria centered on key industry, property and tenant level cash flow standards. We believe our focused approach provides a competitive advantage and the potential for stable and attractive returns.