Analyzing Mapfre (MPFRY) and Its Peers

Dividends

Mapfre pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Mapfre pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Insurance” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.0% and pay out 29.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Mapfre lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mapfre	N/A	N/A	18.55
Mapfre Competitors	$15.65 billion	$1.69 billion	33.88

Mapfre’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Mapfre. Mapfre 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 Mapfre and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mapfre	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mapfre Competitors	10.30%	11.09%	4.14%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

55.7% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Mapfre peers beat Mapfre on 9 of the 9 factors compared.

Mapfre Company Profile

Mapfre, S.A. engages in insurance, finance, securities, investment, and services business worldwide. The company offers life and non-life; health; accident; property and casualty protection comprising automobile and homeowner insurance, personal third-party liability and asset insurance, etc.; savings and investment; retirement; burial; travel; and leisure insurance solutions. It also provides insurance solutions for agriculture and livestock, as well as reinsurance services. In addition, the company provides pension and funeral services, as well as operates theme parks. The company offers its services to professionals, entrepreneurs, self-employed, and companies, as well as small, medium, and large corporations. It offers solutions for aviation, energy, industry, construction etc. The company was formerly known as Corporacion Mapfre and changed its name to Mapfre, S.A. in December 2006. Mapfre, S.A. was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Majadahonda, Spain. Mapfre, S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Cartera Mapfre, S.L.