Comparing Bayerische Motoren Werke (BAMXF) & Its Competitors

Bayerische Motoren Werke (OTCMKTS:BAMXF) is one of 119 publicly-traded companies in the “Automobiles” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Bayerische Motoren Werke to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

39.1% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Bayerische Motoren Werke and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bayerische Motoren Werke	4.92%	6.51%	2.39%
Bayerische Motoren Werke Competitors	-1,371.67%	-100.35%	-10.38%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Bayerische Motoren Werke and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bayerische Motoren Werke	1	3	0	1	2.20
Bayerische Motoren Werke Competitors	2030	5017	6299	184	2.34

As a group, “Automobiles” companies have a potential upside of 82.47%. Given Bayerische Motoren Werke’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bayerische Motoren Werke has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

Bayerische Motoren Werke has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bayerische Motoren Werke’s competitors have a beta of 0.97, meaning that their average share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Bayerische Motoren Werke and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bayerische Motoren Werke	$150.95 billion	$8.25 billion	5.09
Bayerische Motoren Werke Competitors	$53.35 billion	$1.13 billion	5.48

Bayerische Motoren Werke has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Bayerische Motoren Werke is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Bayerische Motoren Werke competitors beat Bayerische Motoren Werke on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Bayerische Motoren Werke

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of automobiles and motorcycles, and spare parts and accessories worldwide. It operates through Automotive, Motorcycles, and Financial Services segments. The Automotive segment engages in the development, manufacture, assembling, and sale of automobiles, spare parts, accessories, and mobility services under the BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce brands. The Motorcycles segment develops, manufactures, assembles, and sells motorcycles and scooters under the BMW Motorrad brand, as well as spare parts and accessories. The Financial Services segment is involved in the automobile and motorcycle leasing, credit financing, retail and dealership financing, multi-brand fleet, customer deposit, and insurance activities; and the provision of fleet management services under the Alphabet brand. The company sells its products through independent dealerships. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.