Contrasting SUMCO (SUOPY) & Its Rivals

SUMCO (OTCMKTS:SUOPY) is one of 220 publicly-traded companies in the “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare SUMCO to related companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Dividends

SUMCO pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. SUMCO pays out -14.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies pay a dividend yield of 0.9% and pay out 29.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares SUMCO and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SUMCO	-6.60%	-4.24%	-2.41%
SUMCO Competitors	-1,255.44%	-126.13%	-3.87%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for SUMCO and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SUMCO	0	1	1	0	2.50
SUMCO Competitors	3513	12391	25843	1004	2.57

As a group, “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 37.00%. Given SUMCO’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SUMCO has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of SUMCO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.7% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

SUMCO has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SUMCO’s competitors have a beta of 2.81, indicating that their average share price is 181% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares SUMCO and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
SUMCO	$2.74 billion	-$78.72 million	-26.48
SUMCO Competitors	$1,259.17 billion	$2.53 billion	8.42

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

Summary

SUMCO competitors beat SUMCO on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

About SUMCO

SUMCO Corporation is a Japan-based manufacturer of silicon wafers, the foundational materials used to produce semiconductor devices. Its products include polished and epitaxial wafers supplied to semiconductor manufacturers for use in a range of applications. The company was established in 1999 as Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Corporation through the combination of silicon wafer businesses associated with Sumitomo Metal Industries and Mitsubishi Materials. It adopted the SUMCO name in 2002. Headquartered in Japan, SUMCO serves semiconductor manufacturers around the world.