Head to Head Comparison: Element Fleet Management (ELEEF) versus Its Competitors

Element Fleet Management (OTCMKTS:ELEEF) is one of 354 public companies in the “Commercial Services & Supplies” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Element Fleet Management to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Element Fleet Management and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Element Fleet Management	0	0	4	1	3.20
Element Fleet Management Competitors	1812	6090	8971	655	2.48

As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 10.67%. Given Element Fleet Management’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Element Fleet Management has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Element Fleet Management and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Element Fleet Management	23.33%	26.81%	3.88%
Element Fleet Management Competitors	-61.35%	-123.59%	-1.37%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Element Fleet Management and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Element Fleet Management	$1.19 billion	$279.13 million	27.64
Element Fleet Management Competitors	$2.43 billion	$140.15 million	23.40

Element Fleet Management’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Element Fleet Management. Element Fleet Management 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.

Dividends

Element Fleet Management pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Element Fleet Management pays out 56.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.5% and pay out 64.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

39.6% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by insiders. 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.

Summary

Element Fleet Management beats its competitors on 9 of the 14 factors compared.

About Element Fleet Management

Element Fleet Management Corp. operates as a fleet management company primarily in Canada, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand. The company offers end-to-end fleet cars, trucks, and material handling support equipment acquisition; and end-to-end electric vehicle fleet including fleet planning, charging infrastructure solutions, acquisition, financing, maintenance, and remarketing. It provides commercial fleet financing comprising operating and capital lease, sale and leaseback funding, loans, rental fleet financing, client owned acquisition program, and fair market value lease for fleet cars, trucks, and equipment; and vehicle licensing and registration services, such as renewal, fleet title management, and insurance card management services. In addition, the company provides collision management services, such as 24/7 driver assistance, collision evaluation, repair management, and subrogation; fleet management outsourcing solutions; fuel, maintenance, and safety solutions; telematics and fleet connectivity solutions; and toll and violation management, as well as fleet remarketing, sale leaseback, and strategic fleet management consulting services. It serves construction, energy, oil and gas, food and beverages, healthcare, services, and transport sectors. Element Fleet Management Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Toronto, Canada.