Critical Comparison: UOL Group (UOLGY) versus Its Peers

UOL Group (OTCMKTS:UOLGY) is one of 330 public companies in the “Real Estate Management & Development” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare UOL Group to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares UOL Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UOL Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
UOL Group Competitors	-246.59%	-695.36%	-1.59%

Dividends

UOL Group pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. UOL Group pays out 16.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.9% and pay out 48.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of UOL Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are held by institutional investors. 27.3% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares UOL Group and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
UOL Group	N/A	N/A	10.17
UOL Group Competitors	$5.54 billion	-$394.99 million	7.99

UOL Group’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than UOL Group. UOL Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for UOL Group and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UOL Group	0	1	0	1	3.00
UOL Group Competitors	1437	4277	6978	194	2.46

As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 24.01%. Given UOL Group’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe UOL Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

UOL Group beats its rivals on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

UOL Group Company Profile

UOL Group Limited engages in property and hospitality activities in Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Japan, the United States, Canada, Kenya, and internationally. The company operates through Property Development, Property Investments, Hotel Operations, Investments, Technology Operations, and Management Services segments. It develops residential properties; leases commercial properties and serviced suites; owns and/or manages hotels under the Pan Pacific, PARKROYAL COLLECTION, and PARKROYAL brands in Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America, and Africa; and invests in quoted and unquoted financial assets. The company also distributes computers and related products; and provides system integration and networking infrastructure services, as well as hotel management, and project management and related services. The company was formerly known as United Overseas Land Limited and changed its name to UOL Group Limited in 2006. UOL Group Limited was incorporated in 1963 and is based in Singapore.