Analyzing Suzuki Motor (SZKMY) & Its Peers

Suzuki Motor (OTCMKTS:SZKMY) is one of 119 public companies in the “Automobiles” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Suzuki Motor to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Suzuki Motor and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Suzuki Motor	1	0	1	0	2.00
Suzuki Motor Competitors	2036	5031	6303	186	2.34

As a group, “Automobiles” companies have a potential upside of 76.60%. Given Suzuki Motor’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Suzuki Motor has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Suzuki Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Suzuki Motor and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Suzuki Motor	$41.80 billion	$2.90 billion	7.30
Suzuki Motor Competitors	$1,483.29 billion	$1.13 billion	6.52

Suzuki Motor’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Suzuki Motor. Suzuki Motor is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Suzuki Motor pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Suzuki Motor pays out 11.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Automobiles” companies pay a dividend yield of 146.8% and pay out 7.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Suzuki Motor lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Volatility & Risk

Suzuki Motor has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suzuki Motor’s rivals have a beta of 0.96, indicating that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Suzuki Motor	7.85%	12.57%	7.86%
Suzuki Motor Competitors	-1,371.63%	-126.49%	-10.52%

Summary

Suzuki Motor rivals beat Suzuki Motor on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Suzuki Motor Company Profile

Suzuki Motor Corporation engages in the manufacturing and marketing of automobiles, motorcycles, and marine products in Japan, rest of Asia, Europe, North America, and internationally. It offers mini-vehicles, sub-compact vehicles, standard-sized vehicles, outboard motors, motorized wheelchairs, and electro senior vehicles. The company is also involved in solar power generation and logistics business, as well as provides other services. Suzuki Motor Corporation was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan.