Analyzing NN Group (OTCMKTS:NNGRY) and The Berkeley Group (OTCMKTS:BKGFY)

NN Group (OTCMKTS:NNGRY) and The Berkeley Group (OTCMKTS:BKGFY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

NN Group has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Berkeley Group has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares NN Group and The Berkeley Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NN Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Berkeley Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of NN Group shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares NN Group and The Berkeley Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NN Group	$9.40 billion	1.20	$1.27 billion	N/A	N/A
The Berkeley Group	$3.10 billion	1.46	$499.96 million	N/A	N/A

NN Group has higher revenue and earnings than The Berkeley Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for NN Group and The Berkeley Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NN Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
The Berkeley Group	0	0	0	1	4.00

Dividends

NN Group pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. The Berkeley Group pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%.

Summary

The Berkeley Group beats NN Group on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NN Group

NN Group N.V., a financial services company, provides life and non-life insurance products in the Netherlands and internationally. The company operates through Netherlands Life, Netherlands Non-life, Insurance Europe, Japan Life, Banking, and Other segments. It offers Life insurance products, such as group and individual pension products, retail life insurance, and SME life insurance products; and non-life insurance products, including motor, fire, liability, transport, travel, health, property and casualty, and disability and accident insurance products. The company also provides banking services, including mortgage loans, bank annuities, consumer savings, and retail savings and investment products; reinsurance services; and retirement products and services. It offers its products to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, and Corporates customers directly through tied agents, agents/ brokers, platform insurance, and direct channels. The company was formerly known as ING Insurance Topholding N.V. and changed its name to NN Group N.V. in March 2014. NN Group N.V. was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in the Hague, the Netherlands.

About The Berkeley Group

The Berkeley Group Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the residential-led and mixed-use property development and ancillary activities in the United Kingdom. The company is involved in land selling activities. It operates under the Berkeley, St Edward, St George, St James, St Joseph, and St William brand names. The Berkeley Group Holdings plc was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cobham, the United Kingdom.