AMREP (NYSE:AXR) versus Hongkong Land (OTCMKTS:HNGKY) Financial Survey

Risk and Volatility

Hongkong Land has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMREP has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

59.9% of AMREP shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.2% of AMREP shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hongkong Land and AMREP”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hongkong Land	$2.00 billion	6.53	-$1.38 billion	N/A	N/A
AMREP	$49.69 million	2.36	$12.72 million	$2.37	9.32

AMREP has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hongkong Land.

Profitability

This table compares Hongkong Land and AMREP’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hongkong Land	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMREP	25.59%	10.11%	9.80%

Summary

AMREP beats Hongkong Land on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hongkong Land

Hongkong Land Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the investment, development, and management of properties in Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China, Southeast Asia, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Investment Properties and Development Properties. It owns and manages approximately 850,000 square meters of office and luxury retail assets primarily in Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, and Jakarta. The company also develops and sells residential properties. In addition, it is involved in hotel investment, finance, and project management businesses. The company was founded in 1889 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Hongkong Land Holdings Limited operates as a subsidiary of Jardine Strategic Limited.

About AMREP

AMREP Corporation, through its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the real estate business. The company operates through two segments, Land Development and Homebuilding. It sells developed and undeveloped lots to homebuilders, commercial and industrial property developers, and others. In addition, the company owns mineral interests covering an area of approximately 55,000 surface acres of land in Sandoval County, New Mexico; and owns oil, gas, and minerals and mineral interests covering an area of approximately 147 surface acres of land in Brighton, Colorado. Further, the company focuses on selling single-family detached homes and attached homes. As of April 30, 2023, it owned approximately 17,000 acres in Sandoval County, New Mexico. The company owns an approximately 160-acre property in Brighton, Colorado. AMREP Corporation was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Havertown, Pennsylvania.