Contrasting Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) and Sino Land (OTCMKTS:SNLAY)

Sino Land (OTCMKTS:SNLAY) and Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Sino Land has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Communities has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Sino Land and Sun Communities, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sino Land	0	0	0	0	N/A
Sun Communities	0	5	5	0	2.50

Sun Communities has a consensus price target of $135.10, suggesting a potential downside of 0.38%. Given Sun Communities’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sun Communities is more favorable than Sino Land.

Dividends

Sino Land pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Sun Communities pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Sun Communities pays out 324.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sino Land and Sun Communities’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sino Land	$1.52 billion	5.97	$746.38 million	N/A	N/A
Sun Communities	$3.22 billion	5.26	-$201.00 million	$1.16	116.91

Sino Land has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sun Communities.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

99.6% of Sun Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Sun Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Sino Land and Sun Communities’ 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
Sun Communities	3.49%	1.49%	0.66%

Summary

Sun Communities beats Sino Land on 9 of the 13 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 Sun Communities

Established in 1975, Sun Communities, Inc. became a publicly owned corporation in December 1993. The Company is a fully integrated REIT listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol: SUI. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned, operated, or had an interest in a portfolio of 667 developed MH, RV and Marina properties comprising 179,310 developed sites and approximately 48,030 wet slips and dry storage spaces in the U.S., the UK and Canada.