ageas SA/NV (OTCMKTS:AGESY) and Sun Hung Kai Properties (OTCMKTS:SUHJY) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
0.2% of ageas SA/NV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Sun Hung Kai Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 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.
Dividends
ageas SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $2.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Sun Hung Kai Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. ageas SA/NV pays out 38.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sun Hung Kai Properties pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Risk and Volatility
ageas SA/NV has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Hung Kai Properties has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares ageas SA/NV and Sun Hung Kai Properties' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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ageas SA/NV | $16.91 billion | 0.70 | $1.10 billion | $5.69 | 10.77 |
Sun Hung Kai Properties | $10.66 billion | 4.21 | $3.04 billion | $1.31 | 11.82 |
Sun Hung Kai Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ageas SA/NV. ageas SA/NV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sun Hung Kai Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares ageas SA/NV and Sun Hung Kai Properties' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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ageas SA/NV | 9.03% | 8.10% | 1.01% |
Sun Hung Kai Properties | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for ageas SA/NV and Sun Hung Kai Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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ageas SA/NV | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.38 |
Sun Hung Kai Properties | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Summary
ageas SA/NV beats Sun Hung Kai Properties on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.