Analyzing Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações (OTCMKTS:CYRBY) & Barratt Developments (OTCMKTS:BTDPF)

Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações (OTCMKTS:CYRBY) and Barratt Developments (OTCMKTS:BTDPF) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Barratt Developments pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações pays out 22.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Barratt Developments pays out 10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

46.4% of Barratt Developments shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações and Barratt Developments’ 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	17.34%	14.08%	6.72%
Barratt Developments	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações and Barratt Developments, as reported 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	N/A
Barratt Developments	0	0	0	0	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações and Barratt Developments”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	1.13	$188.70 million	$0.62	5.94
Barratt Developments	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.30	19.51

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

Summary

Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações beats Barratt Developments on 6 of the 9 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 Barratt Developments

Barratt Redrow plc engages in the housebuilding business in the United Kingdom. The company acquires and develops land; plans, designs, and constructs homes, apartments, penthouses, and communities, as well as undertakes mixed-use regeneration schemes; and develops retail, leisure, office, industrial, and mixed-use properties. It is also involved in the commercial development business under the Wilson Bowden Developments brand name. The company offers its homes under the Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes, and Barratt London brands. The company was formerly known as Barratt Developments plc and changed its name Barratt Redrow plc in October 2024. Barratt Redrow plc was incorporated in 1958 and is headquartered in Coalville, the United Kingdom.