Contrasting Hang Lung Properties (OTCMKTS:HLPPY) & Exp World (NASDAQ:AGNT)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Hang Lung Properties and Exp World, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hang Lung Properties	0	0	0	0	0.00
Exp World	2	1	1	1	2.20

Exp World has a consensus target price of $7.67, indicating a potential upside of 62.09%. Given Exp World’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Exp World is more favorable than Hang Lung Properties.

Volatility & Risk

Hang Lung Properties has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exp World has a beta of 2.11, meaning that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Hang Lung Properties and Exp World’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
Exp World	-0.35%	-7.05%	-3.63%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Hang Lung Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of Exp World shares are held by institutional investors. 26.6% of Exp World shares are held 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.

Dividends

Hang Lung Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Exp World pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Exp World pays out -200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Exp World has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hang Lung Properties and Exp World”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hang Lung Properties	$1.28 billion	3.71	$231.71 million	N/A	N/A
Exp World	$4.82 billion	0.16	-$22.71 million	($0.10)	-47.30

Hang Lung Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Exp World.

Summary

Exp World beats Hang Lung Properties on 10 of the 16 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 Exp World

eXp World Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based real estate brokerage services for residential homeowners and homebuyers. The company operates through North American Realty, International Realty, Virbela, and Other Affiliated Services segments. It provides Virbela, a cloud-based technologies that provides data, lead generation, and marketing tools for real estate agents and employees. In addition, the company offers SUCCESS print magazine, SUCCESS.com portal, SUCCESS newsletters, SUCCESS podcasts, SUCCESS plus, SUCCESS speakers bureau, and SUCCESS coaching, podcasts, and digital training courses. It operates in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, India, Mexico, Portugal, France, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Italy, Hong Kong, Colombia, Spain, Israel, Panama, Germany, the Dominican Republic, Greece, New Zealand, Chile, and Poland. The company was formerly known as eXp Realty International Corporation and changed its name to eXp World Holdings, Inc. in May 2016. eXp World Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Bellingham, Washington.