Head to Head Analysis: Greenpro Capital (NASDAQ:GRNQ) & Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF)

Greenpro Capital (NASDAQ:GRNQ) and Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Greenpro Capital and Synchrony Financial”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greenpro Capital	$3.50 million	3.43	-$710,000.00	($0.13)	-11.15
Synchrony Financial	$14.99 billion	1.80	$3.50 billion	$9.16	8.18

Synchrony Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Greenpro Capital. Greenpro Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Synchrony Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Greenpro Capital and Synchrony Financial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenpro Capital	-33.68%	-20.85%	-15.55%
Synchrony Financial	15.84%	22.96%	2.99%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.9% of Greenpro Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Synchrony Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 45.4% of Greenpro Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Synchrony Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Greenpro Capital has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synchrony Financial has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Greenpro Capital and Synchrony Financial, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenpro Capital	1	0	0	0	1.00
Synchrony Financial	0	9	10	1	2.60

Synchrony Financial has a consensus price target of $81.38, indicating a potential upside of 8.62%. Given Synchrony Financial’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Synchrony Financial is more favorable than Greenpro Capital.

Summary

Synchrony Financial beats Greenpro Capital on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greenpro Capital

Greenpro Capital Corp. provides financial consulting and corporate advisory services to small and medium-size businesses primarily in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and China. It operates in two segments, Service Business and Real Estate Business. The company offers business consulting and corporate advisory services, including cross-border listing advisory, tax planning, bookkeeping, advisory and transaction, record management, and accounting outsourcing services; and venture capital related education and support services. It is also involved in the acquisition and rental of real estate properties held for investment and sale; and provision of company formation advisory, company secretarial, and financial services. In addition, the company provides corporate advisory services, such as company review, bank loan advisory, and bank products analysis, as well as loan and credit, and insurance brokerage services; and wealth planning, administration, charity, tax and legal, trusteeship and risk management, investment planning and management, and business support services, as well as asset protection and management, consolidation, and performance monitoring services. The company was formerly known as Greenpro, Inc. and changed its name to Greenpro Capital Corp. in May 2015. Greenpro Capital Corp. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

About Synchrony Financial

Synchrony Financial, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer financial services company in the United States. It provides credit products, such as credit cards, commercial credit products, and consumer installment loans. The company also offers private label credit cards, dual co-brand and general purpose credit cards, short- and long-term installment loans, and consumer banking products; and deposit products, including certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, money market accounts, and savings accounts, and sweep and affinity deposits, as well as accepts deposits through third-party securities brokerage firms. In addition, it provides debt cancellation products to its credit card customers through online, mobile, and direct mail; and healthcare payments and financing solutions under the CareCredit and Walgreens brands; payments and financing solutions in the apparel, specialty retail, outdoor, music, and luxury industries, such as American Eagle, Dick's Sporting Goods, Guitar Center, Kawasaki, Pandora, Polaris, Suzuki, and Sweetwater. The company offers its credit products through programs established with a group of national and regional retailers, local merchants, manufacturers, buying groups, industry associations, and healthcare service providers; and deposit products through various channels, such as digital and print. It serves digital, health and wellness, retail, home, auto, telecommunications, jewelry, pets, and other industries. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.