UOL Group (UOLGY) & Its Peers Critical Analysis

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares UOL Group and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
UOL Group	N/A	N/A	9.73
UOL Group Competitors	$3.13 billion	-$394.99 million	-13.19

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for UOL Group and its competitors, as provided 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	1425	4262	6968	193	2.46

As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 25.34%. Given UOL Group’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe UOL Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

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 47.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of UOL Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by institutional investors. 27.3% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares UOL Group and its competitors’ 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	-247.21%	-677.24%	-1.60%

Summary

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

About UOL Group

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.