Critical Survey: Eastman Kodak (KODK) versus Its Peers

Eastman Kodak (NYSE:KODK) is one of 83 publicly-traded companies in the “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Eastman Kodak to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

33.6% of Eastman Kodak shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of shares of all “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 21.3% of Eastman Kodak shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of shares of all “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eastman Kodak	$1.07 billion	-$128.00 million	-7.55
Eastman Kodak Competitors	$24.67 billion	$4.07 billion	4.70

Eastman Kodak’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Eastman Kodak. Eastman Kodak 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Eastman Kodak and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eastman Kodak	1	1	0	0	1.50
Eastman Kodak Competitors	1124	4404	7824	381	2.54

As a group, “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies have a potential upside of 62.67%. Given Eastman Kodak’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eastman Kodak has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastman Kodak	-7.53%	-13.81%	-5.51%
Eastman Kodak Competitors	-92.27%	-29.85%	7.82%

Volatility & Risk

Eastman Kodak has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastman Kodak’s rivals have a beta of 1.74, indicating that their average share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Eastman Kodak rivals beat Eastman Kodak on 9 of the 12 factors compared.

Eastman Kodak Company Profile

Eastman Kodak Company is an imaging and materials science company with roots in the photography business founded by George Eastman in the late 19th century. While Kodak became widely known for cameras and photographic film, its business today also serves commercial printing and industrial markets. Kodak supplies printing plates, digital printing equipment, workflow software and related services to the graphic communications industry. It also makes photographic and motion picture film, photographic chemicals, and specialty materials and chemicals for commercial and industrial uses.