Foxtons Group (OTCMKTS:FXTGY) and Onex (OTCMKTS:ONEXF) Critical Survey

Onex (OTCMKTS:ONEXF) and Foxtons Group (OTCMKTS:FXTGY) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Onex and Foxtons Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Onex	66.29%	9.27%	6.05%
Foxtons Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Onex and Foxtons Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Onex	0	0	0	0	N/A
Foxtons Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Onex presently has a consensus target price of $96.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.54%. Given Onex’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Onex is more favorable than Foxtons Group.

Dividends

Onex pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Foxtons Group pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Onex pays out 3.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility and Risk

Onex has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Foxtons Group has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Onex and Foxtons Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Onex	$1.13 billion	4.70	$529.00 million	$9.80	6.97
Foxtons Group	$183.01 million	1.82	$6.83 million	N/A	N/A

Onex has higher revenue and earnings than Foxtons Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.7% of Onex shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Onex beats Foxtons Group on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Onex

Onex Corporation is a private equity firm specializing in acquisitions and platform acquisitions. The firm makes investments in buyouts, large- middle market, large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap market and distressed companies. It also invests in recapitalization, growth capital, corporate carve-outs of subsidiaries and mission-critical supply divisions from multinational corporations, operational restructurings of undervalued businesses, and builds up. The firm seeks to invest in technology, electronics manufacturing services, industrial, aerospace, healthcare, retail, restaurants, industrials products, customer care services, metal services, building products, entertainment, gaming, cabinetry products, commercial vehicles, commercial and investment banking, financial services, commercial and multi-unit residential real estate. It invests in global businesses headquartered in North America, including United States and Canada, or Europe. The firm seeks to invest between $125 million and $1 billion in companies that have minimum revenues of $300 million. It does not consider size if the company is in an industry in which the firm already has presence. The firm seeks to make direct as well as co-investments through managed private equity, real estate and credit funds. It seeks to acquire a control position in its portfolio companies. Onex Corporation was founded in 1984 and is based in Toronto, Canada with additional offices in New York, New York; Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey; Boston, Massachusetts and London, United Kingdom.

About Foxtons Group

Foxtons Group plc, an estate agency, provides services to the residential property market in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Lettings, Sales, and Financial Services. The Lettings segment engages in letting and management of residential properties. The Sales segment sells residential properties. The Financial Services segment offers mortgages and related products. Foxtons Group plc was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.