Contrasting CBRE Group (NYSE:CBRE) & PURPLEBRICKS GP (OTCMKTS:PRPPF)

PURPLEBRICKS GP (OTCMKTS:PRPPF) and CBRE Group (NYSE:CBRE) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for PURPLEBRICKS GP and CBRE Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PURPLEBRICKS GP	0	0	0	0	0.00
CBRE Group	0	2	7	0	2.78

CBRE Group has a consensus price target of $165.22, indicating a potential upside of 6.19%. Given CBRE Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CBRE Group is more favorable than PURPLEBRICKS GP.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares PURPLEBRICKS GP and CBRE Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PURPLEBRICKS GP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CBRE Group	$38.10 billion	1.22	$968.00 million	$3.57	43.58

CBRE Group has higher revenue and earnings than PURPLEBRICKS GP.

Profitability

This table compares PURPLEBRICKS GP and CBRE Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PURPLEBRICKS GP	N/A	N/A	N/A
CBRE Group	2.86%	18.89%	6.58%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.4% of CBRE Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of CBRE Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CBRE Group beats PURPLEBRICKS GP on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PURPLEBRICKS GP

Bricks Newco Limited engages in the real estate agency business in the United Kingdom. The company provides services and technology to sell or let residential properties in the United Kingdom on behalf of the owner or landlord. It also engages in the letting of residential properties; and the provision of mortgage advisory services. The company offers its services under the Purplebricks brand name. Bricks Newco Limited was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Solihull, the United Kingdom.

About CBRE Group

CBRE Group, Inc. operates as a commercial real estate services and investment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The Advisory Services segment offers strategic advice and execution to owners, investors, and occupiers of real estate in connection with leasing of offices, and industrial and retail space; clients fully integrated property sales services under the CBRE Capital Markets brand; clients commercial mortgage and structured financing services; originates and sells commercial mortgage loans; property management services, such as marketing, building engineering, accounting, and financial services on a contractual basis for owners of and investors in office, industrial, and retail properties; and valuation services that include market value appraisals, litigation support, discounted cash flow analyses, and feasibility studies, as well as consulting services, such as property condition reports, hotel advisory, and environmental consulting. The Global Workplace Solutions segment provides facilities management, including day-to-day management of client-occupied space, headquarters, regional offices, administrative offices, data centers and other critical facilities, manufacturing and laboratory facilities, and distribution facilities and retail space; and project management services comprising building consulting, program, and project and cost management services under the Turner & Townsend brand name. The Real Estate Investments segment offers investment management services under the CBRE Investment Management brand to pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, foundations, endowments, and other institutional investors; and development services, such as real estate development and investment activities under the Trammell Crow Company and Telford Homes brands to users and investors in commercial real estate, and for their own account. CBRE Group, Inc. was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.