Mitsubishi Motors (MMTOF) and Its Peers Financial Comparison

Mitsubishi Motors (OTCMKTS:MMTOF) is one of 120 public companies in the “Automobiles” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Mitsubishi Motors to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.8% of Mitsubishi Motors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are held by institutional investors. 14.0% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Mitsubishi Motors and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mitsubishi Motors	1	0	0	0	1.00
Mitsubishi Motors Competitors	2077	5059	6312	188	2.34

As a group, “Automobiles” companies have a potential upside of 70.47%. Given Mitsubishi Motors’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mitsubishi Motors has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Dividends

Mitsubishi Motors pays an annual dividend of $17.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 776.7%. Mitsubishi Motors pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Automobiles” companies pay a dividend yield of 140.6% and pay out 7.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mitsubishi Motors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mitsubishi Motors Competitors	-1,495.97%	-147.97%	-16.27%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mitsubishi Motors and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mitsubishi Motors	N/A	N/A	0.02
Mitsubishi Motors Competitors	$1,786.55 billion	$1.11 billion	7.15

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

Summary

Mitsubishi Motors rivals beat Mitsubishi Motors on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Mitsubishi Motors

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, production, and sale of passenger vehicles, and its parts and components in Japan, Europe, North America, Oceania, the rest of Asia, and internationally. Its products include EVs/PHEVs, SUVs, pickup trucks, MPVs, and cars under the Mitsubishi brand. It is also involved in automobile transport and maintenance activities; auto sales financing, leasing, rental, and sale; investigation, testing, and research related to automobiles; and manufacturing of automobile engines and transmissions, and press parts. The company was incorporated in 1970 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.