Analyzing TPG RE Finance Trust (NYSE:TRTX) and Sino Land (OTCMKTS:SNLAY)

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

57.1% of TPG RE Finance Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of TPG RE Finance Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares TPG RE Finance Trust and Sino Land’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TPG RE Finance Trust	19.65%	-7.50%	-2.19%
Sino Land	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

TPG RE Finance Trust has a beta of 2.18, meaning that its share price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sino Land has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for TPG RE Finance Trust and Sino Land, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TPG RE Finance Trust	1	0	5	0	2.67
Sino Land	0	0	0	0	0.00

TPG RE Finance Trust presently has a consensus price target of $9.08, indicating a potential upside of 3.93%. Given TPG RE Finance Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe TPG RE Finance Trust is more favorable than Sino Land.

Dividends

TPG RE Finance Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. Sino Land pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. TPG RE Finance Trust pays out 139.1% 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 TPG RE Finance Trust and Sino Land”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TPG RE Finance Trust	$390.25 million	1.81	-$116.63 million	$0.69	12.67
Sino Land	$1.12 billion	7.69	$562.96 million	N/A	N/A

Sino Land has higher revenue and earnings than TPG RE Finance Trust.

Summary

TPG RE Finance Trust beats Sino Land on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TPG RE Finance Trust

TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc., a commercial real estate finance company, originates, acquires, and manages commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate-related debt instruments in the United States. It invests in commercial mortgage loans; subordinate mortgage interests, mezzanine loans, secured real estate securities, note financing, preferred equity, and miscellaneous debt instruments; and commercial real estate collateralized loan obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities secured by properties primarily in the multifamily, life science, mixed-use, hospitality, self storage, industrial, and retail real estate sectors. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

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.