Contrasting East Japan Railway (EJPRY) & Its Rivals

East Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:EJPRY) is one of 101 publicly-traded companies in the “Ground Transportation” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare East Japan Railway to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for East Japan Railway and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
East Japan Railway	0	1	0	0	2.00
East Japan Railway Competitors	1320	6329	8425	252	2.47

As a group, “Ground Transportation” companies have a potential upside of 10.57%. Given East Japan Railway’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe East Japan Railway has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Dividends

East Japan Railway pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. East Japan Railway pays out 0.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Ground Transportation” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.4% and pay out 27.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares East Japan Railway and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
East Japan Railway	N/A	N/A	0.13
East Japan Railway Competitors	$9.10 billion	$920.60 million	52.33

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

Profitability

This table compares East Japan Railway and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
East Japan Railway	N/A	N/A	N/A
East Japan Railway Competitors	5.39%	9.38%	3.79%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of East Japan Railway shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.5% of shares of all “Ground Transportation” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of shares of all “Ground Transportation” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

East Japan Railway peers beat East Japan Railway on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

About East Japan Railway

East Japan Railway Company operates as a passenger railway company in Japan and internationally. The company operates through Transportation, Retail & Services, Real Estate & Hotels, and Others segments. It offers passenger railway, freight, bus transportation, travel agency, warehousing, financial, telecommunication, computer-related data, and dry cleaning, casualty insurance, and other agency services. The company is also involved in the operation of aerial cableway and parking lot; advertising and promotion; books and magazines publication; automobile maintenance and repair; hotel and restaurant management; civil engineering and general construction; facilities construction; and electricity supply businesses. In addition, it engages in the sale of prepaid vouchers, memberships for sport and leisure facilities, including golf and tennis clubs; and oil, gas, and car accessories; travel goods, food, beverages, liquors, medicines, cosmetics, and daily necessities. Further, the company is involved in the sale, leasing, management, and brokerage of real estate properties; manufacture of transport-related machinery and equipment, as well as precision and industrial machinery and tools; production and sale of signs and information boards; and establishment and management of recreation areas, physical fitness facilities, cultural facilities, preparatory schools and other educational facilities, and movie theaters. Additionally, it engages in the production of beverages and liquors; processing and sale of marine products; manufacture and sale of aggregates, masonry materials, concrete posts, and blocks; sale of tickets for events; and photo development activities. As of April 1, 2023, the company operated 1,681 railway stations and 7,401.2 kilometers of railway network. East Japan Railway Company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.