Douglas Elliman (NYSE:DOUG) and Sun Hung Kai Properties (OTCMKTS:SUHJY) Critical Comparison

Sun Hung Kai Properties (OTCMKTS:SUHJY) and Douglas Elliman (NYSE:DOUG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Sun Hung Kai Properties and Douglas Elliman, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sun Hung Kai Properties	0	1	1	1	3.00
Douglas Elliman	1	0	0	0	1.00

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sun Hung Kai Properties and Douglas Elliman”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sun Hung Kai Properties	$10.23 billion	4.65	$2.48 billion	N/A	N/A
Douglas Elliman	$1.03 billion	0.14	$15.22 million	$0.05	32.70

Sun Hung Kai Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Douglas Elliman.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

59.6% of Douglas Elliman shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of Douglas Elliman shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Sun Hung Kai Properties and Douglas Elliman’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sun Hung Kai Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A
Douglas Elliman	1.47%	-14.22%	-4.42%

Risk and Volatility

Sun Hung Kai Properties has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Elliman has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sun Hung Kai Properties beats Douglas Elliman on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sun Hung Kai Properties

Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited develops and invests in properties for sale and rent in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and internationally. It develops, sells, and leases properties, including residential estates, offices, shopping malls, industrial offices, and hotels and serviced suites. The company also provides property management services; construction-related services, including landscaping, electrical and mechanical installation, production and installation of wooden doors, and construction plant and machinery leasing; and insurance products to individuals and businesses comprising householder’s comprehensive, fire, employees’ compensation, travel, personal accident, motor vehicles, contractors’ all risks, third party liability, and property all risks. In addition, the company offers voice, multimedia, and mobile broadband services; and data center services, including infrastructure, facility management, server co-location, and other value-added services. Further, it manages car parks, tunnels, and toll roads; facilities management and value-added services; general insurance; offers transport facilities for private and the public sectors; operates an expressway; provides public bus services; and offers airport freight forwarding and aviation support services. Additionally, the company provides container handling and storage, container freight station, and other port-related services; operates department stores and supermarkets; and offers mortgage and other loan financing facilities, as well as offers asset and project management, architectural and engineering, cleaning, and secretarial services. It also engages in the club and road management business. The company was formerly known as Sun Hung Kai (Holdings) Limited and changed its name to Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited in March 1973. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

About Douglas Elliman

Douglas Elliman Inc. owns Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC, operating as a residential brokerage company in the United States with operations in New York, Florida, California, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. In addition, Douglas Elliman sources, uses and invests in early-stage, disruptive property technology (“PropTech”) solutions and companies and provides other real estate services, including development marketing, property management and settlement and escrow services in select markets.