Analyzing Anywhere Real Estate (NYSE:HOUS) and Golden Gate Partners (OTCMKTS:GNGT)

Anywhere Real Estate (NYSE:HOUS) and Golden Gate Partners (OTCMKTS:GNGT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.6% of Anywhere Real Estate shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Anywhere Real Estate shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 94.2% of Golden Gate Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Anywhere Real Estate and Golden Gate Partners, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Anywhere Real Estate	2	1	0	0	1.33
Golden Gate Partners	0	0	0	0	0.00

Anywhere Real Estate presently has a consensus price target of $6.17, suggesting a potential upside of 55.33%. Given Anywhere Real Estate’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Anywhere Real Estate is more favorable than Golden Gate Partners.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Anywhere Real Estate and Golden Gate Partners”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Anywhere Real Estate	$5.58 billion	0.08	-$97.00 million	($1.55)	-2.56
Golden Gate Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Golden Gate Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Anywhere Real Estate.

Profitability

This table compares Anywhere Real Estate and Golden Gate Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anywhere Real Estate	-3.06%	-6.46%	-1.81%
Golden Gate Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A

About Anywhere Real Estate

Anywhere Real Estate Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides residential real estate services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Anywhere Brands, Anywhere Advisors, and Anywhere Integrated Services. The Anywhere Brands segment franchises the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Coldwell Banker Commercial, Corcoran, ERA, and Sotheby's International Realty brand names. This segment also includes global relocation services under Cartus brand name; and lead generation activities. The Anywhere Advisors segment operates a full-service residential real estate brokerage business under the Coldwell Banker, Corcoran, and Sotheby's International Realty brand names to assist home buyers and sellers in the listing, marketing, selling, and finding homes. This segment also operates real estate auction joint venture. The Anywhere Integrated Services segment provides full-service title, escrow, and settlement services to consumers, real estate companies, corporations, and financial institutions primarily in support of residential real estate transactions. This segment also originates and markets its mortgage lending services to other real estate brokerage companies. The company was formerly known as Realogy Holdings Corp. and changed its name to Anywhere Real Estate Inc. in June 2022. Anywhere Real Estate Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Madison, New Jersey.

About Golden Gate Partners

Golden Gate Partners, Inc. focuses on marketing distressed residential properties in the United States. It intends to market properties to international buyers, primarily from China and other parts of Asia. The company was formerly known as Golden Gates Homes, Inc. and changed its name to Golden Gate Partners, Inc. in January 2014. Golden Gate Partners, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in New York, New York. As of June 18, 2013, Golden Gate Partners, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Ta Partners, Inc.