Critical Review: China Resources Enterprise (OTCMKTS:CRHKY) and La Rosa (NASDAQ:LRHC)

China Resources Enterprise (OTCMKTS:CRHKY) and La Rosa (NASDAQ:LRHC) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares China Resources Enterprise and La Rosa’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Resources Enterprise	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Rosa	-35.59%	N/A	-91.73%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for China Resources Enterprise and La Rosa, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Resources Enterprise	0	0	0	0	0.00
La Rosa	1	0	0	0	1.00

Risk & Volatility

China Resources Enterprise has a beta of -0.08, suggesting that its stock price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, La Rosa has a beta of 2.58, suggesting that its stock price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares China Resources Enterprise and La Rosa”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Resources Enterprise	$5.37 billion	2.00	$659.20 million	N/A	N/A
La Rosa	$69.45 million	0.01	-$14.45 million	($466.19)	0.00

China Resources Enterprise has higher revenue and earnings than La Rosa.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

7.6% of La Rosa shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.8% of La Rosa shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

China Resources Enterprise beats La Rosa on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Resources Enterprise

China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited, an investment holding company, manufactures, distributes, and sells beer products in Mainland China. The company offers its products under the Nong Li, Snow, and Jinsha brands. The company was formerly known as China Resources Enterprise, Limited and changed its name to China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited in October 2015. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited operates as a subsidiary of CRH (Beer) Limited.

About La Rosa

La Rosa Holdings Corp., through its subsidiaries, operates primarily in the residential real estate market in the United States. The company operates through five segments: Real Estate Brokerage Services (Residential), Franchising Services, Coaching Services, Property Management, and Real Estate Brokerage Services (Commercial). It delivers coaching services to its brokers and franchisee's brokers; and franchises real estate brokerage agencies. The company also engages in the residential and commercial real estate brokerage business; and property management services to owners of single-family residential properties. La Rosa Holdings Corp. was founded in 2004 and is based in Celebration, Florida.