Critical Review: UOL Group (UOLGY) versus Its Peers

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for UOL Group and its competitors, 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	1425	4258	6960	193	2.46

As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 26.73%. Given UOL Group’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe UOL Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares UOL Group and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
UOL Group	N/A	N/A	9.72
UOL Group Competitors	$2.67 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.

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	-247.11%	-677.27%	-1.61%

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 5.0% and pay out 49.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider & 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

UOL Group beats its competitors 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.