Shangri-La Asia (OTCMKTS:SHALY) and GreenTree Hospitality Group (NYSE:GHG) Head to Head Analysis

Shangri-La Asia (OTCMKTS:SHALY) and GreenTree Hospitality Group (NYSE:GHG) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Shangri-La Asia and GreenTree Hospitality Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shangri-La Asia	N/A	N/A	N/A
GreenTree Hospitality Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Shangri-La Asia and GreenTree Hospitality Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shangri-La Asia	0	0	0	0	0.00
GreenTree Hospitality Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

8.1% of GreenTree Hospitality Group shares are held by institutional investors. 88.7% of GreenTree Hospitality Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Shangri-La Asia has a beta of -0.11, meaning that its share price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GreenTree Hospitality Group has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Shangri-La Asia and GreenTree Hospitality Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shangri-La Asia	$2.19 billion	N/A	$161.39 million	N/A	N/A
GreenTree Hospitality Group	$184.05 million	1.05	$15.07 million	$0.43	4.44

Shangri-La Asia has higher revenue and earnings than GreenTree Hospitality Group.

Summary

GreenTree Hospitality Group beats Shangri-La Asia on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Shangri-La Asia

Shangri-La Asia Limited, an investment holding company, develops, owns/leases, operates, and manages hotels and associated properties worldwide. It operates through Hotel Properties, Hotel Management and Related Services, Investment Properties, and Property Development for Sale segments. The company develops, owns, and operates office and commercial properties, and serviced apartments/residences; and operates restaurants and amusement parks. In addition, it is involved in the hotel ownership and management, and property rental and sale business; property investment; and develop and sale real estate, as well as retail and wines trading activities. The company operates hotels under the Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Kerry Hotels, JEN by Shangri-La, Traders Hotel, Rasa, Summer Palace, and Shang Palace, as well as CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La brand names. Shangri-La Asia Limited was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.

About GreenTree Hospitality Group

GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, develops leased-and-operated, and franchised-and-managed hotels under the GreenTree Inns brand in the People's Republic of China. It also engages in investment holding activities; and provision of information technology services. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.