Reviewing Andritz (ADRZF) and Its Competitors

Institutional & Insider Ownership

34.0% of Andritz shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Andritz pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Andritz pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.9% and pay out 36.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Andritz lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Andritz and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Andritz	N/A	N/A	N/A
Andritz Competitors	2.87%	-33.64%	3.65%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Andritz and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Andritz	N/A	N/A	88.72
Andritz Competitors	$6.45 billion	$364.19 million	26.02

Andritz’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Andritz. Andritz is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Andritz rivals beat Andritz on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

Andritz Company Profile

Andritz AG provides plants, equipment, and services for pulp and paper industry, metalworking and steel industries, hydropower stations, and solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors in Europe, North America, South America, China, Asia, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Pulp & Paper, Metals, Hydro, and Separation. The Pulp & Paper segment supplies technology, automation, and service solutions to produce pulp, paper, board, and tissue; boilers for power generation; flue gas cleaning systems; nonwovens technologies; panelboard production systems; and recycling, shredding, and energy solutions for various waste materials. The Metals segment provides technologies, plants, and digital solutions, including automation and software solutions, and process know-how and services; and solutions for the production and processing of flat products for welding systems and industrial furnaces, as well as services for the metals processing industry. The Hydro segment supplies electromechanical equipment and services for hydropower plants; offers plant diagnosis, refurbishment, modernization, and upgradation of existing hydropower plants; and pumps for irrigation, water supply, and flood control, as well as turbo generators. The Separation segment offers mechanical and thermal technologies, as well as services and related automation solutions for solid/liquid separation to serve chemical, environmental, food, mining, and minerals industries; and technologies and services to produce animal feed and biomass pellets. The company was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Graz, Austria.