Sands China (OTCMKTS:SCHYY) and GreenTree Hospitality Group (NYSE:GHG) Head to Head Comparison

Sands China (OTCMKTS:SCHYY) and GreenTree Hospitality Group (NYSE:GHG) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Sands China and GreenTree Hospitality Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sands China	N/A	N/A	N/A
GreenTree Hospitality Group	8.67%	7.51%	2.29%

Risk & Volatility

Sands China has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GreenTree Hospitality Group has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Sands China and GreenTree Hospitality Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sands China	0	2	0	1	2.67
GreenTree Hospitality Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Dividends

Sands China pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. GreenTree Hospitality Group pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. GreenTree Hospitality Group pays out 20.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

8.1% of GreenTree Hospitality Group shares are held by institutional investors. 88.7% of GreenTree Hospitality Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sands China and GreenTree Hospitality Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sands China	$7.08 billion	N/A	$1.05 billion	N/A	N/A
GreenTree Hospitality Group	$184.05 million	1.20	$15.07 million	$0.43	5.06

Sands China has higher revenue and earnings than GreenTree Hospitality Group.

About Sands China

Sands China Ltd. develops, owns, and operates integrated resorts and casinos in Macao. It owns and operates The Venetian Macao, The Londoner Macao, The Parisian Macao resort, The Plaza Macao, and The Sands Macao casino; the Cotai Expo, a convention and exhibition hall; and the Cotai Arena and the Londoner Arena entertainment venues, as well as Cotai Water Jet ferry for leisure and business travelers. It also offers ferry transportation and leasing services, and pontoon leasing; gaming and other related activities; travel and tourism agency services; security services; human resources administration services; and mall management services, as well as outsourcing services, including information technology, accounting, hotel management, and marketing. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Taipa, Macau. Sands China Ltd. is a subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Corp.

About GreenTree Hospitality Group

GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, develops leased-and-operated, and franchised-and-managed hotels under the GreenTree Inns brand in the People's Republic of China. It also engages in investment holding activities; and provision of information technology services. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.