Comparing Nippon Building Fund (OTCMKTS:NBFJF) & Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ)

Nippon Building Fund (OTCMKTS:NBFJF) and Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Nippon Building Fund and Cousins Properties, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nippon Building Fund	0	0	0	0	N/A
Cousins Properties	2	0	4	0	2.33

Cousins Properties has a consensus target price of $23.67, indicating a potential upside of 2.36%. Given Cousins Properties’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cousins Properties is more favorable than Nippon Building Fund.

Profitability

This table compares Nippon Building Fund and Cousins Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nippon Building Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cousins Properties	10.33%	1.81%	1.09%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Nippon Building Fund and Cousins Properties’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nippon Building Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cousins Properties	$802.87 million	4.38	$82.96 million	$0.55	42.04

Cousins Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Nippon Building Fund.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

42.3% of Nippon Building Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of Cousins Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Cousins Properties 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

Cousins Properties beats Nippon Building Fund on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nippon Building Fund

NBF (Nippon Building Fund Inc.) is Japan's largest real estate investment trust (J-REIT) which invests in office buildings primarily in Tokyo as well as nationwide. its objective is to source the solid growth of the stable revenues from its assets through exploitation of Mitsui Fudossan's know-how.

About Cousins Properties

Cousins Properties Incorporated ("Cousins") is a fully integrated, self-administered, and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company, based in Atlanta and acting through its operating partnership, Cousins Properties LP, primarily invests in Class A office buildings located in high-growth Sun Belt markets. Founded in 1958, Cousins creates shareholder value through its extensive expertise in the development, acquisition, leasing, and management of high-quality real estate assets. The Company has a comprehensive strategy in place based on a simple platform, trophy assets, and opportunistic investments.