Head to Head Comparison: Suzuki Motor (SZKMY) & Its Peers

Suzuki Motor (OTCMKTS:SZKMY) is one of 119 publicly-traded companies in the “Automobiles” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Suzuki Motor to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Suzuki Motor and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Suzuki Motor	1	0	1	0	2.00
Suzuki Motor Competitors	2040	5033	6306	186	2.34

As a group, “Automobiles” companies have a potential upside of 74.92%. Given Suzuki Motor’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Suzuki Motor has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Suzuki Motor and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Suzuki Motor	7.85%	12.57%	7.86%
Suzuki Motor Competitors	-1,522.64%	-126.73%	-11.64%

Volatility & Risk

Suzuki Motor has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suzuki Motor’s peers have a beta of 0.96, suggesting that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Suzuki Motor and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Suzuki Motor	$41.80 billion	$2.90 billion	7.51
Suzuki Motor Competitors	$53.42 billion	$1.13 billion	6.67

Suzuki Motor’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Suzuki Motor. Suzuki Motor is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Suzuki Motor pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Suzuki Motor pays out 11.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Automobiles” companies pay a dividend yield of 150.2% and pay out 7.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Suzuki Motor lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Suzuki Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Suzuki Motor peers beat Suzuki Motor on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Suzuki Motor Company Profile

Suzuki Motor Corporation engages in the manufacturing and marketing of automobiles, motorcycles, and marine products in Japan, rest of Asia, Europe, North America, and internationally. It offers mini-vehicles, sub-compact vehicles, standard-sized vehicles, outboard motors, motorized wheelchairs, and electro senior vehicles. The company is also involved in solar power generation and logistics business, as well as provides other services. Suzuki Motor Corporation was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan.