Financial Review: FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) versus Hang Lung Properties (OTCMKTS:HLPPY)

Hang Lung Properties (OTCMKTS:HLPPY) and FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Hang Lung Properties and FTAI Infrastructure’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hang Lung Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTAI Infrastructure	-41.09%	-75.13%	-3.02%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hang Lung Properties and FTAI Infrastructure”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hang Lung Properties	$1.44 billion	3.96	$276.02 million	N/A	N/A
FTAI Infrastructure	$331.50 million	1.61	-$223.65 million	($2.46)	-1.87

Hang Lung Properties has higher revenue and earnings than FTAI Infrastructure.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Hang Lung Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Hang Lung Properties has a beta of 0.09, indicating that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTAI Infrastructure has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Hang Lung Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. FTAI Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. FTAI Infrastructure pays out -4.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Hang Lung Properties and FTAI Infrastructure, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hang Lung Properties	0	0	0	0	0.00
FTAI Infrastructure	1	0	2	0	2.33

FTAI Infrastructure has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 139.65%. Given FTAI Infrastructure’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FTAI Infrastructure is more favorable than Hang Lung Properties.

Summary

FTAI Infrastructure beats Hang Lung Properties on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hang Lung Properties

Hang Lung Properties Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the property investment, development, and management activities in Hong Kong and Mainland China. It operates through Property Leasing and Property Sales segments. The company is involved in the development, sale, and leasing of properties. Its investment properties portfolio includes shopping malls, office premises, residential, retail, serviced apartment, hotel, and car parking properties, as well as industrial premises. The company also engages in the apartment operating and management, project management, car park management, and property agency activities. In addition, it provides management and financial services. The company was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in Central, Hong Kong. Hang Lung Properties Limited operates as a subsidiary of Hang Lung Group Limited.

About FTAI Infrastructure

FTAI Infrastructure Inc. focuses on acquiring, developing, and operating assets and businesses that represent infrastructure for customers in the transportation, energy, and industrial products industries in North America. The company operates through five segments: Railroad, Jefferson Terminal, Repauno, Power and Gas, and Sustainability and Energy Transition. It operates a multi-modal crude oil and refined products terminal, and other related assets. The company also has a 1,630-acre deep-water port located along the Delaware River with an underground storage cavern, a multipurpose dock, a rail-to-ship transloading system, and multiple industrial development opportunities; and a 1,660-acre multi-modal port located along the Ohio River with rail, dock, and multiple industrial development opportunities, including a power plant under construction. In addition, it operates six freight railroads and one switching facility. FTAI Infrastructure Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in New York, New York.