Q3 Rundown: Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN) Vs Other Real Estate Services Stocks

The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take a look at how real estate services stocks fared in Q3, starting with Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN).

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The 14 real estate services stocks we track reported a satisfactory Q3. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 1.6% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was 7.8% below.

While some real estate services stocks have fared somewhat better than others, they have collectively declined. On average, share prices are down 2.6% since the latest earnings results.

Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN)

Founded by a former medical school student, electrical engineer, and Amazon data engineer, Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN) is a real estate company offering brokerage services through an online platform.

Redfin reported revenues of $278 million, up 3.4% year on year. This print fell short of analysts’ expectations by 1%. Overall, it was a weak quarter for the company with a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

“Redfin’s third-quarter results were within our guidance range, and we’re now forecasting fourth-quarter growth in market share and revenues,” said Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman.

Unsurprisingly, the stock is down 30.3% since reporting and currently trades at $7.99.

Is now the time to buy Redfin? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Best Q3: The Real Brokerage (NASDAQ:REAX)

Founded in Toronto, Canada in 2014, The Real Brokerage (NASDAQ:REAX) is a technology-driven real estate brokerage firm combining a tech-centric model with an agent-centric philosophy.

The Real Brokerage reported revenues of $372.5 million, up 73.5% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 7.4%. The business had an incredible quarter with an impressive beat of analysts’ EPS and EBITDA estimates.

The Real Brokerage achieved the fastest revenue growth among its peers. Although it had a fine quarter compared its peers, the market seems unhappy with the results as the stock is down 14.4% since reporting. It currently trades at $4.83.

Is now the time to buy The Real Brokerage? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Slowest Q3: Anywhere Real Estate (NYSE:HOUS)

Formerly known as Realogy Holdings, Anywhere Real Estate (NYSE:HOUS) is a residential real estate company with a network of brokerages, franchises, and settlement services.

Anywhere Real Estate reported revenues of $1.54 billion, down 3.1% year on year, falling short of analysts’ expectations by 5.7%. It was a disappointing quarter as it posted a significant miss of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates.

Anywhere Real Estate delivered the weakest performance against analyst estimates in the group. Interestingly, the stock is up 3.5% since the results and currently trades at $4.14.

Read our full analysis of Anywhere Real Estate’s results here.

CBRE (NYSE:CBRE)

Established in 1906, CBRE (NYSE:CBRE) is one of the largest commercial real estate services firms in the world.

CBRE reported revenues of $9.04 billion, up 14.8% year on year. This number surpassed analysts’ expectations by 2.7%. Overall, it was a very strong quarter as it also recorded an impressive beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates and a decent beat of analysts’ Investment Management revenue estimates.

The stock is up 6.9% since reporting and currently trades at $131.61.

Read our full, actionable report on CBRE here, it’s free.

RE/MAX (NYSE:RMAX)

Short for Real Estate Maximums, RE/MAX (NYSE:RMAX) operates a real estate franchise network spanning over 100 countries and territories.

RE/MAX reported revenues of $78.48 million, down 3.4% year on year. This print was in line with analysts’ expectations. Taking a step back, it was a mixed quarter as it also logged a solid beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates but EBITDA guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations.

RE/MAX had the weakest full-year guidance update among its peers. The stock is down 10.5% since reporting and currently trades at $10.96.

Read our full, actionable report on RE/MAX here, it’s free.

Market Update

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