OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT) and LSL Property Services (OTCMKTS:LSLPF) Financial Review

OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT) and LSL Property Services (OTCMKTS:LSLPF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for OUTFRONT Media and LSL Property Services, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OUTFRONT Media	0	3	2	0	2.40
LSL Property Services	0	0	0	0	0.00

OUTFRONT Media currently has a consensus target price of $19.25, indicating a potential upside of 2.28%. Given OUTFRONT Media’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe OUTFRONT Media is more favorable than LSL Property Services.

Profitability

This table compares OUTFRONT Media and LSL Property Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OUTFRONT Media	13.30%	40.33%	4.54%
LSL Property Services	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares OUTFRONT Media and LSL Property Services”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OUTFRONT Media	$1.82 billion	1.72	-$430.40 million	$1.37	13.74
LSL Property Services	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

LSL Property Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than OUTFRONT Media.

Risk & Volatility

OUTFRONT Media has a beta of 1.96, meaning that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LSL Property Services has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

OUTFRONT Media beats LSL Property Services on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About OUTFRONT Media

OUTFRONT leverages the power of technology, location, and creativity to connect brands with consumers outside of their homes through one of the largest and most diverse sets of billboard, transit, and mobile assets in North America. Through its technology platform, OUTFRONT will fundamentally change the ways advertisers engage audiences on-the-go.

About LSL Property Services

LSL Property Services plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of business-to-business services to mortgage intermediaries and estate agency franchisees, and valuation services to lenders in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Financial Services, Surveying & Valuation, and Estate Agency Franchising. The Financial Services segment offers compliance and other services to mortgage and insurance networks. The Surveying & Valuation segment provides valuations and professional surveying services of residential properties to various lenders and individual customers; data services to lenders; and asset management services, including managing the sale of residential properties on behalf of corporate clients and property investors. The Estate Agency Franchising segment offers brand marketing, and commercial and information technology support services under brands, including Your Move and Reeds Rains, as well as various local brands; repossession services; and conveyancing panel management and support services to its franchisees and their customers. It also offers business and domestic software development; and conveyancing packaging services. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, the United Kingdom.