Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:BMWYY) and HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR (OTCMKTS:HOWWY) Critical Survey

HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR (OTCMKTS:HOWWY) and Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:BMWYY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Dividends

HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft pays out 25.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR and Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR	0	0	0	0	0.00
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft	1	1	1	0	2.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft shares are owned by institutional investors. 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.

Profitability

This table compares HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR and Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft	6.90%	11.39%	4.19%

Risk and Volatility

HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR and Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR	$253.58 million	16.46	$1.15 billion	N/A	N/A
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft	$168.28 billion	0.31	$12.22 billion	$6.06	4.82

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft has higher revenue and earnings than HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR.

Summary

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft beats HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR

Hopewell Holdings Limited (“HHL”), the Hong Kong-based group, was listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in 1972. HHL and its subsidiaries are active in the fields of property development and investment, investment in infrastructure projects, hotel investment and management, restaurant operations and food catering.

About Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of automobiles and motorcycles, and spare parts and accessories worldwide. It operates through Automotive, Motorcycles, and Financial Services segments. The Automotive segment engages in the development, manufacture, assembling, and sale of automobiles, spare parts, accessories, and mobility services under the BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce brands. The Motorcycles segment develops, manufactures, assembles, and sells motorcycles and scooters under the BMW Motorrad brand, as well as spare parts and accessories. The Financial Services segment is involved in the automobile and motorcycle leasing, credit financing, retail and dealership financing, multi-brand fleet, customer deposit, and insurance activities; and the provision of fleet management services under the Alphabet brand. The company sells its products through independent dealerships. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.