Boliden AB (publ) (BDNNY) versus Its Peers Critical Contrast

Boliden AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:BDNNY) is one of 1,989 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Boliden AB (publ) to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Boliden AB (publ) and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boliden AB (publ)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Boliden AB (publ) Competitors	-1,158,604,987,491,368,400.00%	48.19%	-2.37%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Boliden AB (publ) and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boliden AB (publ)	N/A	N/A	10.05
Boliden AB (publ) Competitors	$169.59 billion	$266.78 million	-20.99

Boliden AB (publ)’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Boliden AB (publ). Boliden AB (publ) 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.

Dividends

Boliden AB (publ) pays an annual dividend of $1.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Boliden AB (publ) pays out 15.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.3% and pay out 10.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Boliden AB (publ) lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

16.2% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Boliden AB (publ) and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boliden AB (publ)	1	4	0	1	2.17
Boliden AB (publ) Competitors	6271	22329	31898	1743	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 31.19%. Given Boliden AB (publ)’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Boliden AB (publ) has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Boliden AB (publ) peers beat Boliden AB (publ) on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Boliden AB (publ) Company Profile

Boliden AB (publ) engages in the extracting, producing, and recycling of base metals in Sweden, Finland, other Nordic region, Germany, the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Business Area Mines and Business Area Smelters. It explores for copper, zinc, nickel, lead, gold, silver, cobalt, sulphuric acid, tellurium, platinum, and palladium deposits. The company operates the Aitik, the Boliden Area, and Garpenberg mines in Sweden; the Tara mine in Ireland; the Kevitsa mines in Finland; Kokkola and Odda zinc smelters in Finland and Norway; the Rönnskär and Harjavalta copper smelters in Sweden and Finland; and the Bergsöe lead smelter in Sweden. It sells its metals primarily to industrial customers. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.