Critical Analysis: LEG Immobilien (OTCMKTS:LEGIF) versus UDG Healthcare (OTCMKTS:UDHCF)

LEG Immobilien (OTCMKTS:LEGIF) and UDG Healthcare (OTCMKTS:UDHCF) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares LEG Immobilien and UDG Healthcare”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LEG Immobilien	$1.34 billion	4.08	-$1.70 billion	($8.50)	-8.69
UDG Healthcare	$1.28 billion	2.87	$92.83 million	N/A	N/A

UDG Healthcare has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LEG Immobilien.

Profitability

This table compares LEG Immobilien and UDG Healthcare’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LEG Immobilien	-52.85%	5.27%	2.02%
UDG Healthcare	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

LEG Immobilien has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UDG Healthcare has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for LEG Immobilien and UDG Healthcare, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LEG Immobilien	0	0	0	1	4.00
UDG Healthcare	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

LEG Immobilien beats UDG Healthcare on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LEG Immobilien

LEG Immobilien SE, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated property company in Germany. The company engages in the performance of services and management of equity investments; property management and location development; performance of services for third parties and housing industry services; and generation of electricity and heat activities. It also provides information technology (IT) services for third parties; and management services for third-party properties. The company's property portfolio consisted of residential units; commercial units; and garages and parking spaces in North Rhine-Westphalia. LEG Immobilien SE was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.

About UDG Healthcare

UDG Healthcare Plc engages in the supply and distribution of pharmaceutical and medical products. It operates through the following segments: Ashfield, Sharp, and Aquilant. The Ashfield segment provides commercialization services for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. The Sharp segment offers contract packaging and clinical trial packaging services. The Aquilant segment involves. outsourced sales, marketing, distribution, and engineering services to the medical and scientific sectors. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.