Analyzing SGL Carbon (SGLFF) and Its Competitors

SGL Carbon (OTCMKTS:SGLFF) is one of 297 public companies in the “Chemicals” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare SGL Carbon to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares SGL Carbon and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SGL Carbon	N/A	N/A	N/A
SGL Carbon Competitors	-102.12%	-11.12%	-1.68%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.7% of SGL Carbon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.0% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for SGL Carbon and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SGL Carbon	0	2	0	0	2.00
SGL Carbon Competitors	3195	12164	14178	490	2.40

As a group, “Chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 10.18%. Given SGL Carbon’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SGL Carbon has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares SGL Carbon and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
SGL Carbon	N/A	N/A	-1.15
SGL Carbon Competitors	$8.14 billion	$216.34 million	-4.00

SGL Carbon’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than SGL Carbon. SGL Carbon 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.

Summary

SGL Carbon peers beat SGL Carbon on 7 of the 11 factors compared.

About SGL Carbon

SGL Carbon SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of special graphite, carbon fibers, and composite products in Germany, rest of Europe, the United States, China, rest of Asia, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Graphite Solutions, Process Technology, Carbon Fibers, and Composite Solutions. It offers products for automotive industries, including body and main parts; carbon-ceramic brake discs; body shell components; battery solutions; friction materials; chassis components; gas diffusion layers and bipolar plates; vanes and rotors; sealing materials; bearings and mechanical seals; commutator discs and carbon brushes; and temperature management materials, as well as other products. The company also provides composite solutions, such as energy storage systems, lead springs, skin and structure, thermoplastic profiles, and friction components; fuel cells for energy conversion, as well as for passenger cars and trains, and ferries for zero emission mobile applications; and carbon fiber-reinforced plastics and composites for aerospace industry. In addition, it offers isostatic graphite to produce compound semiconductor layers; silicon carbide coatings for semiconductor production; and heat exchangers, columns, quenchers, pumps, components and assemblies, and pipings, as well as sealing materials for process technology. SGL Carbon SE was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany.