Financial review of the acquisition of HH&L (HHLA) and its rivals
HH&L Acquisition (NYSE: HHLA – Get Rating) is one of 681 publicly traded companies in the “Holding and other investment offices” sector, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare HH&L Acquisition to similar companies based on strength of institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, valuation, risk and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares the net margins, return on equity and return on assets of HH&L Acquisition and its competitors.
| Net margins | Return on equity | return on assets | |
| Acquisition H&L | N / A | 1.45% | 0.32% |
| HH&L Acquisition Competitors | 49.62% | -28.80% | 2.69% |
Valuation and benefits
This chart compares HH&L Acquisition and its rivals by revenue, earnings per share (EPS), and valuation.
| Gross revenue | Net revenue | Price/earnings ratio | |
| Acquisition H&L | N / A | $1.32 million | -17.25 |
| HH&L Acquisition Competitors | $1.23 billion | $71.90 million | -17.47 |
HH&L Acquisition’s competitors have higher revenues and profits than HH&L Acquisition. HH&L Acquisition trades at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Notes
This is a summary of the current ratings and recommendations for HH&L Acquisition and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sales Ratings | Hold odds | Buy reviews | Strong buy odds | Rating | |
| Acquisition H&L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N / A |
| HH&L Acquisition Competitors | 174 | 678 | 956 | 20 | 2.45 |
As a group, the companies “Holding & other investment offices” have an upside potential of 74.97%. Since HH&L Acquisition’s rivals have a higher likely upside potential, analysts clearly believe that HH&L Acquisition has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
53.1% of the shares of HH&L Acquisition are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of the shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.2% of the shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by insiders of the company. Strong institutional ownership indicates that endowments, hedge funds, and large fund managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Rivals HH&L Acquisition beat HH&L Acquisition on 7 of the 9 factors compared.
HH&L Acquisition Company Profile (Get a rating)
HH&L Acquisition Co. is focused on completing a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or business combination similar with one or more companies. She intends to focus on healthcare or healthcare-related businesses in Asian markets. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Central, Hong Kong.
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