Koninklijke Philips (PHG) versus Its Peers Head to Head Review

Koninklijke Philips (NYSE:PHG) is one of 511 public companies in the “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Koninklijke Philips to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Koninklijke Philips and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Koninklijke Philips	0	5	0	0	2.00
Koninklijke Philips Competitors	4270	10537	18302	828	2.46

As a group, “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 20.81%. Given Koninklijke Philips’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Koninklijke Philips has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk & Volatility

Koninklijke Philips has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Koninklijke Philips’ competitors have a beta of 2.57, meaning that their average share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Koninklijke Philips pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Koninklijke Philips pays out 71.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.1% and pay out 53.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

13.7% of Koninklijke Philips shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of shares of all “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.8% of shares of all “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Koninklijke Philips and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Koninklijke Philips	5.40%	14.86%	6.20%
Koninklijke Philips Competitors	-276.78%	-149.08%	-21.73%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Koninklijke Philips and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Koninklijke Philips	$17.76 billion	$1.01 billion	26.01
Koninklijke Philips Competitors	$1.89 billion	$137.77 million	9.68

Koninklijke Philips has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Koninklijke Philips is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Koninklijke Philips competitors beat Koninklijke Philips on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About Koninklijke Philips

Koninklijke Philips N.V. operates as a health technology company in North America, the Greater China, and internationally. The company operates through Diagnosis & Treatment Businesses, Connected Care Businesses, and Personal Health Businesses segments. It also provides diagnostic imaging solutions, includes magnetic resonance imaging, X-ray systems, and computed tomography (CT) systems and software comprising detector-based spectral CT solutions, as well as molecular and hybrid imaging solutions for nuclear medicine; echography solutions focused on diagnosis, treatment planning and guidance for cardiology, general imaging, obstetrics/gynecology, and point-of-care applications; integrated interventional systems, and interventional diagnostic and therapeutic devices to treat coronary artery and peripheral vascular disease. In addition, the company offers acute patient management solutions; emergency care solutions; sleep and respiratory care solutions; and electronic medical record and care management solutions. Further, it provides power toothbrushes, brush heads, and interdental cleaning and teeth whitening products; infant feeding, baby monitors, and digital parental solutions; and grooming and beauty products and solutions. The company has strategic partnership agreements with TriHealth, Northwell, and Atrium Health. The company was formerly known as Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. and changed its name to Koninklijke Philips N.V. in May 2013. Koninklijke Philips N.V. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.