Sino Land (OTCMKTS:SNLAY) versus The RMR Group (NASDAQ:RMR) Critical Comparison

Sino Land (OTCMKTS:SNLAY) and The RMR Group (NASDAQ:RMR) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Sino Land and The RMR Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sino Land	N/A	N/A	N/A
The RMR Group	2.48%	4.60%	2.80%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Sino Land and The RMR Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sino Land	0	0	0	0	0.00
The RMR Group	2	0	1	1	2.25

The RMR Group has a consensus target price of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.47%. Given The RMR Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The RMR Group is more favorable than Sino Land.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sino Land and The RMR Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sino Land	$1.05 billion	13.36	$516.04 million	N/A	N/A
The RMR Group	$700.28 million	0.75	$17.60 million	$1.05	15.69

Sino Land has higher revenue and earnings than The RMR Group.

Dividends

Sino Land pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. The RMR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. The RMR Group pays out 171.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The RMR Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. The RMR Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

42.3% of The RMR Group shares are held by institutional investors. 54.9% of The RMR Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Sino Land has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The RMR Group has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

The RMR Group beats Sino Land on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sino Land

Sino Land Company Limited, an investment holding company, invests in, develops, manages, and trades in properties. It operates through six segments: Property Sales, Property Rental, Property Management and Other Services, Hotel Operations, Investments in Securities, and Financing. The company's property portfolio includes shopping malls, offices, industrial buildings, residentials and car parks. In addition, it provides cleaning, building construction and management, financing, administration, security, mortgage loan financing, secretarial, management, project management, securities investment, consultancy, and deposit placing services, as well as operates hotels. Further, the company engages in real estate agency and trustee related services. The company operates approximately 19.5 million square feet of attributable floor area in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Sydney. Sino Land Company Limited was incorporated in 1971 and is based in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. The company is a subsidiary of Tsim Sha Tsui Properties Limited.

About The RMR Group

The RMR Group Inc., through its subsidiary, The RMR Group LLC, provides asset management services in the United States. The company offers management services to its four publicly traded real estate investment trusts, three real estate operating companies, and private capital vehicles. It also provides advisory services to publicly traded mortgage real estate investment trust. The company was formerly known as REIT Management & Research Inc. and changed its name to The RMR Group Inc. in October 2015. The RMR Group Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.