Insider & Institutional Ownership
6.6% of Swire Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by institutional investors. 27.3% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Swire Properties and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Swire Properties | N/A | N/A | 1.34 |
| Swire Properties Competitors | $3.15 billion | -$394.99 million | -20.25 |
Swire Properties’ peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Swire Properties. Swire Properties is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Swire Properties | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Swire Properties Competitors | -247.19% | -677.28% | -1.62% |
Dividends
Swire Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 21.8%. Swire Properties pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.0% and pay out 47.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Swire Properties is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Swire Properties beats its peers on 6 of the 9 factors compared.
About Swire Properties
Swire Properties Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops, owns, and operates mixed-use, primarily commercial properties in Hong Kong, Mainland China, the United States, and internationally. It operates through three divisions: Property Investment, Property Trading, and Hotels. The company engages in the development, leasing, and management of commercial, retail, and residential properties; development, construction, and sale of residential apartments; and operation of hotels. It also provides financial and real estate agency services. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Swire Properties Limited operates as a subsidiary of Swire Pacific Limited.
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