Analyzing Suzuki Motor (SZKMY) and Its Competitors

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

Dividends

Suzuki Motor pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Suzuki Motor pays out 13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Automobiles” companies pay a dividend yield of 150.4% 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Suzuki Motor and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Suzuki Motor	1	0	1	0	2.00
Suzuki Motor Competitors	2034	5028	6301	185	2.34

As a group, “Automobiles” companies have a potential upside of 77.43%. Given Suzuki Motor’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Suzuki Motor has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility and 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 0.95, suggesting that their average stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Suzuki Motor	$41.80 billion	$2.90 billion	8.26
Suzuki Motor Competitors	$53.39 billion	$1.13 billion	5.32

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.

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	-1,371.58%	-125.36%	-10.43%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Suzuki Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Automobiles” 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

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.