Financial Comparison: Westwood Holdings Group (NYSE:WHG) versus Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR)

Westwood Holdings Group (NYSE:WHG) and Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Westwood Holdings Group and Green Street Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westwood Holdings Group	7.40%	8.34%	6.82%
Green Street Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Westwood Holdings Group and Green Street Capital, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Westwood Holdings Group	0	0	1	0	3.00
Green Street Capital	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Green Street Capital’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Green Street Capital is more favorable than Westwood Holdings Group.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Westwood Holdings Group and Green Street Capital”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Westwood Holdings Group	$97.76 million	1.59	$7.06 million	$0.83	19.74
Green Street Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Westwood Holdings Group has higher revenue and earnings than Green Street Capital.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

56.6% of Westwood Holdings Group shares are held by institutional investors. 17.4% of Westwood Holdings Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 72.4% of Green Street Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Westwood Holdings Group beats Green Street Capital on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Westwood Holdings Group

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manages investment assets and provides services for its clients. The company operates in two segments, Advisory and Trust. The Advisory segment provides investment advisory services to corporate retirement plans, public retirement plans, endowments, foundations, individuals, and the Westwood Funds; and investment sub-advisory services to mutual funds, pooled investment vehicles, and its Trust segment. The Trust segment offers trust and custodial services; and participates in common trust funds that it sponsors to institutions and high net worth individuals. Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

About Green Street Capital

Green Street Capital Corp. invests in environmental technology companies that require capital for expansion or are pursuing acquisition strategies. It also recycles grease trap waste for the production of biomass feedstock used in blending biofuels. Green Street Capital Corp. was formerly known as Jaguar Mining Enterprises Inc. and changed its name to Green Street Capital Corp. in July 2010. The company is based in Tampa, Florida.