Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NPNYY) versus The Competition Head to Head Survey

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (OTCMKTS:NPNYY) is one of 80 public companies in the “Marine Transportation” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha	$16.10 billion	$1.40 billion	12.49
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Competitors	$3.68 billion	$344.61 million	12.83

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha pays out 26.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Marine Transportation” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.7% and pay out 27.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk & Volatility

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha’s rivals have a beta of 1.11, suggesting that their average share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

30.4% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 27.2% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha	8.88%	5.53%	3.38%
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Competitors	31.18%	13.87%	6.83%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha	0	1	0	0	2.00
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Competitors	447	1656	1703	93	2.37

As a group, “Marine Transportation” companies have a potential upside of 24.86%. Given Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha rivals beat Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha on 12 of the 15 factors compared.

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Company Profile

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha provides various logistics services worldwide. It operates through Liner & Logistics Business, Bulk Shipping Business, and Other Business segments. The company offers liner trading services, such as container shipping, and terminal and stevedoring services for containerships, car carriers, and cruise ships; and air cargo transportation services. It also provides bulk shipping services comprising transport services for finished automobiles, heavy construction machines, and used cars; transportation services for bulk freight, including iron ore, coal, and wood chips; and transportation services for crude oil, petroleum products, chemicals, liquefied petroleum gas, liquefied natural gas, and coal. In addition, the company is involved in the upstream areas of the supply chain for oil and natural gas. Further, it operates Asuka II, a luxury cruise ship; and manages commercial and residential buildings. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha was incorporated in 1885 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.