Palfinger (PLFRY) vs. Its Peers Critical Analysis

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Palfinger shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Palfinger	N/A	N/A	N/A
Palfinger Competitors	-1,938.34%	-13.37%	0.74%

Dividends

Palfinger pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Palfinger pays out 25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Machinery” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.4% and pay out 27.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Palfinger	N/A	N/A	24.71
Palfinger Competitors	$4.45 billion	$345.61 million	-1.94

Palfinger’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Palfinger. Palfinger 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

Palfinger peers beat Palfinger on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Palfinger

Palfinger AG produces and sells crane and lifting solutions worldwide. It offers loader cranes, timber and recycling cranes, knuckle boom cranes, telescopic cranes, stiff boom cranes, winches and offshore equipment, offshore cranes, davit systems, boats, wind cranes, hooklifts, access platforms, tail lifts, passenger lifts, mobile cranes, truck mounted forklifts, railway systems, rope access, bridge inspection units, skiploaders, and lifesaving equipment. The company also provides contract manufacturing services. It serves construction and infrastructure, transport and logistics, railways, waste management and recycling, forestry, state institutions, offshore, wind, cruise, navy and coast guard, aquaculture and fisheries, and trade and transport industries. The company provides its products and services through a network of approximately 5,000 service centers in 130 countries; and 200 independent general importers. Palfinger AG was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Bergheim, Austria. Palfinger AG is a subsidiary of The Palfinger Family.