Head to Head Review: LuxUrban Hotels (NASDAQ:LUXH) & Gecina (OTCMKTS:GECFF)

LuxUrban Hotels (NASDAQ:LUXH) and Gecina (OTCMKTS:GECFF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

LuxUrban Hotels has a beta of -1.44, indicating that its stock price is 244% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gecina has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares LuxUrban Hotels and Gecina”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LuxUrban Hotels	$72.79 million	0.00	-$78.52 million	($148.49)	0.00
Gecina	$751.58 million	9.33	$335.23 million	N/A	N/A

Gecina has higher revenue and earnings than LuxUrban Hotels.

Profitability

This table compares LuxUrban Hotels and Gecina’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LuxUrban Hotels	-145.57%	N/A	-29.89%
Gecina	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

28.5% of LuxUrban Hotels shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of LuxUrban Hotels shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for LuxUrban Hotels and Gecina, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LuxUrban Hotels	0	2	1	0	2.33
Gecina	1	0	0	0	1.00

LuxUrban Hotels presently has a consensus target price of $280.00, suggesting a potential upside of 311,011.11%. Given LuxUrban Hotels’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe LuxUrban Hotels is more favorable than Gecina.

Summary

Gecina beats LuxUrban Hotels on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LuxUrban Hotels

LuxUrban Hotels Inc. utilizes an asset light business model to lease entire hotels on a long-term basis and rent out hotel rooms in the properties it leases. It manages a portfolio of hotel rooms in New York, Washington D.C., Miami Beach, New Orleans, and Los Angeles. The company was formerly known as CorpHousing Group Inc. and changed its name to LuxUrban Hotels Inc. in November 2022. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

About Gecina

A specialist in centrality and uses, Gecina operates innovative and sustainable living spaces. The real estate investment company owns, manages and develops a unique portfolio in the heart of central areas of the Paris Region, covering more than 1.2 million sq.m of offices and more than 9,000 housing units, almost three-quarters of which are located in Paris City or in Neuilly-sur-Seine. This portfolio is valued at 17.1 billion euros at end-2023. Gecina has firmly established its focus on innovation and its human approach at the heart of its strategy to create value and deliver on its purpose: Empowering shared human experiences at the heart of our sustainable spaces. For our 100,000 clients, this ambition is supported by our client-centric brand YouFirst. It is also positioned at the heart of UtilesEnsemble, our program setting out our solidarity-based commitments to the environment, to people and to the quality of life in cities. Gecina is a French real estate investment trust (SIIC) listed on Euronext Paris, and is part of the SBF 120, CAC Next 20, CAC Large 60 and CAC 40 ESG indices. Gecina is also recognized as one of the top-performing companies in its industry by leading sustainability benchmarks and rankings (GRESB, Sustainalytics, MSCI, ISS-ESG and CDP).