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Relatively High Efficiency Rate Detected in Shares of CB Richard Ellis Group in the Real Estate Services Industry (CBG, EJ, JLL, ZIPR, FSRV)

Written on Mon, 07/19/2010 - 4:33am
By Chip Brian

Below are the top five companies in the Real Estate Services industry as measured by return on equity (ROE). The ROE is a general indication of the company's efficiency; Investors usually look for companies with ROEs that are high and are growing.
CB Richard Ellis Group (NYSE:CBG) ranks first with an ROE of 18.8%; E-House China (NYSE:EJ) ranks second with an ROE of 16.2%; and Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) ranks third with an ROE of 5%.
ZipRealty (NASDAQ:ZIPR) follows with an ROE of -28.9% and FirstService (NASDAQ:FSRV) rounds out the top five with an ROE of -41.1%.
SmarTrend is bearish on shares of ZIPR and our subscribers were alerted to Sell on May 05, 2010 at $3.92. The stock has fallen 27.3% since the alert was issued.

Keywords: keywords: nyse:cbg cb richard ellis group return on equity

Ticker(s): CBG EJ JLL ZIPR FSRV

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