Critical Review: UOL Group (UOLGY) and Its Peers

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

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
UOL Group	N/A	N/A	9.64
UOL Group Competitors	$5.54 billion	-$394.99 million	-7.84

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.

Dividends

UOL Group pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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 47.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

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	-246.63%	-695.36%	-1.59%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for UOL Group and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UOL Group	0	1	0	1	3.00
UOL Group Competitors	1434	4273	6975	194	2.46

As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 25.23%. Given UOL Group’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe UOL Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

UOL Group beats its rivals 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.