OMV (OMVKY) versus Its Rivals Critical Contrast

OMV (OTCMKTS:OMVKY) is one of 21 publicly-traded companies in the “OIL – INTL INTGD” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare OMV to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for OMV and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OMV	0	0	0	1	4.00
OMV Competitors	452	1707	1947	109	2.41

As a group, “OIL – INTL INTGD” companies have a potential upside of 21.22%. Given OMV’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe OMV has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk & Volatility

OMV has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OMV’s rivals have a beta of 0.76, indicating that their average stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares OMV and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
OMV	$36.77 billion	$1.57 billion	5.21
OMV Competitors	$83.19 billion	$5.62 billion	84.05

OMV’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than OMV. OMV 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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

36.0% of shares of all “OIL – INTL INTGD” companies are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of shares of all “OIL – INTL INTGD” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

OMV pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. OMV pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “OIL – INTL INTGD” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.7% and pay out 78.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares OMV and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OMV	3.27%	7.32%	3.69%
OMV Competitors	4.05%	-20.66%	4.15%

Summary

OMV rivals beat OMV on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

About OMV

OMV Aktiengesellschaft operates as an energy and chemicals company in Austria, Germany, Romania, Norway, Belgium, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, the rest of Central and Eastern Europe, the rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Chemicals & Materials, Fuels & Feedstock, and Energy. The company engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the regions of Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the North Sea, and the Asia Pacific; and refining and marketing of fuels and feedstock, as well as supply, marketing, trading, and logistics of gas in Romania and Turkey. In addition, the company provides advanced and circular polyolefin solutions, and base chemicals, as well as engages in the recycling of plastics. It has refineries in Europe, Schwechat, and Burghausen; filling stations in eight European countries; and gas storage facilities in Austria and Germany, as well as a gas-fired power plant in Romania. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.