Golden Gate Partners (OTCMKTS:GNGT) and Colliers International Group (NASDAQ:CIGI) Financial Review

Golden Gate Partners (OTCMKTS:GNGT) and Colliers International Group (NASDAQ:CIGI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Golden Gate Partners and Colliers International Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golden Gate Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A
Colliers International Group	2.15%	20.72%	4.47%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Golden Gate Partners and Colliers International Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Golden Gate Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Colliers International Group	$4.82 billion	1.49	$161.73 million	$2.29	63.14

Colliers International Group has higher revenue and earnings than Golden Gate Partners.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Golden Gate Partners and Colliers International Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golden Gate Partners	0	0	0	0	0.00
Colliers International Group	0	6	7	1	2.64

Colliers International Group has a consensus price target of $175.70, indicating a potential upside of 21.51%. Given Colliers International Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Colliers International Group is more favorable than Golden Gate Partners.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

80.1% of Colliers International Group shares are held by institutional investors. 94.2% of Golden Gate Partners shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of Colliers International Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Colliers International Group beats Golden Gate Partners on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Colliers International Group

Colliers International Group Inc. provides commercial real estate professional and investment management services to corporate and institutional clients in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers outsourcing and advisory services, such as engineering and project management, property management, valuation, and other services, as well as loan servicing for commercial real estate clients. It also provides property management services comprising building operations and maintenance, facilities management, lease administration, property accounting and financial reporting, contract management, and construction management; and project management services, which include bid document review, construction monitoring and delivery management, contract administration and integrated cost control, development management, facility and engineering functionality, milestone and performance monitoring, quality assurance, risk management, and strategic project consulting. In addition, the company offers corporate and workplace solutions; occupier; workplace strategy; property marketing services; transaction brokerage services, including sales and leasing for corporations, financial institutions, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, governments, and individuals; and capital markets services for property sales, debt finance, mortgage investment banking services, as well as landlord and tenant representation services. Further, the company provides investment management services that consists of asset management and investor advisory services. Colliers International Group Inc. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.