Galaxy Entertainment Group (GXYEF) and Its Peers Critical Review

Galaxy Entertainment Group (OTCMKTS:GXYEF) is one of 385 publicly-traded companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Galaxy Entertainment Group to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Galaxy Entertainment Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Galaxy Entertainment Group	0	0	1	0	3.00
Galaxy Entertainment Group Competitors	3676	16785	24786	861	2.50

As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 81.21%. Given Galaxy Entertainment Group’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Galaxy Entertainment Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Galaxy Entertainment Group and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Galaxy Entertainment Group	N/A	N/A	1.77
Galaxy Entertainment Group Competitors	$3.33 billion	$246.09 million	10.83

Galaxy Entertainment Group’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Galaxy Entertainment Group. Galaxy Entertainment Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Galaxy Entertainment Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Galaxy Entertainment Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Galaxy Entertainment Group Competitors	-10.76%	-36.79%	1.78%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

28.5% of Galaxy Entertainment Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by institutional investors. 22.0% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Galaxy Entertainment Group peers beat Galaxy Entertainment Group on 7 of the 11 factors compared.

About Galaxy Entertainment Group

Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the gaming and entertainment businesses in Macau, Hong Kong, and Mainland China. It operates through Gaming and Entertainment, and Construction Materials segments. The company operates casino games of chance or games of other forms; and provides hospitality and related services. It develops and operates Galaxy Macau, an integrated resort; Broadway Macau, a landmark entertainment and food street destination; StarWorld Macau, a five-star hotel located in the Macau Peninsula; and City Club casinos. The company also manufactures, sells, and distributes construction materials, including concrete pipes and piles, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete, cement, bricks, concrete products, aggregates, and slag; provides property investment, handling, quality assurance, project management, cross-border transportation, road marking, and security services; and imports, exports, trades in, and transports construction materials. In addition, it is involved in aircraft and vessel holding activities, truck leasing, and provision of road base and bituminous materials. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Central, Hong Kong.