Insider & Institutional Ownership
18.8% of Ayala Land shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are held by institutional investors. 27.3% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Dividends
Ayala Land pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 169.0%. Ayala Land pays out 42.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.9% and pay out 48.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Ayala Land is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Profitability
This table compares Ayala Land and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ayala Land | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ayala Land Competitors | -249.73% | -676.44% | -0.34% |
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ayala Land | N/A | N/A | 0.25 |
| Ayala Land Competitors | $3.26 billion | -$394.99 million | -13.68 |
Ayala Land’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Ayala Land. Ayala Land is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Ayala Land beats its competitors on 6 of the 9 factors compared.
Ayala Land Company Profile
Ayala Land, Inc. operates as a property developer in the Philippines. It operates through Property Developments, International, Shopping Centers, Offices, Hotels and Resorts, Construction, and Property Management and Others segments. The company sells high-end and upper middle-income residential lots and units, affordable housing units and lots, and economic housing and leisure community developments; leases residential developments under joint venture; acquires, develops, and sells large-scale, mixed-use, and master-planned communities; and sells override units. It also develops and sells residential lots and units. In addition, the company develops shopping centers, and leases retail space and land to third parties; operates movie theaters, food courts, entertainment facilities, gas stations, and car parking in shopping centers; manages and operates malls; develops, leases, and sells office buildings; and sells industrial lots and leases factory building. Further, it engages in the development and management of hotels and resorts/serviced apartments; leasing of land to hotel tenants; and land development and construction, and facilities management activities. Ayala Land, Inc. was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Makati City, the Philippines.
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