Analyzing Yamaha Motor (YAMHF) and Its Rivals

Institutional and Insider Ownership

48.7% of shares of all “Diversified Consumer Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.5% of shares of all “Diversified Consumer Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Yamaha Motor has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yamaha Motor’s competitors have a beta of 0.48, indicating that their average share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yamaha Motor	N/A	N/A	N/A
Yamaha Motor Competitors	-2.23%	-38.98%	2.93%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Yamaha Motor and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yamaha Motor	$17.22 billion	$1.17 billion	7.84
Yamaha Motor Competitors	$3.22 billion	$218.13 million	16.37

Yamaha Motor has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Yamaha Motor 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

Yamaha Motor beats its competitors on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

Yamaha Motor Company Profile

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the land mobility, marine products, robotics, and financial services businesses in Japan, North America, Europe, Asia, and internationally. Its Land Mobility segment offers motorcycles, leaning multi-wheelers, all-terrain vehicles, recreational off highway vehicles, snowmobiles, electrically power-assisted bicycles, electric wheelchairs, automobile engines, and automobile components, as well as intermediate parts for products, and knockdown parts. The company's Marine Products segment provides outboard motors, personal watercraft, boats, FRP pools, fishing boats, and utility boats. Its Robotics segment offers surface mounters, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, industrial robots, and industrial-use unmanned helicopters. The company's Financial Services segment provides sales finance and lease related to the company's products. Its Others segment offers golf cars, generators, multi-purpose engines, and snow blowers. Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1918 and is headquartered in Iwata, Japan.