Daikin Industries (DKILY) versus Its Peers Head-To-Head Contrast

Daikin Industries (OTCMKTS:DKILY) is one of 377 public companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Daikin Industries to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

Daikin Industries has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Daikin Industries’ peers have a beta of -0.30, suggesting that their average stock price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Daikin Industries	$33.31 billion	$1.82 billion	22.55
Daikin Industries Competitors	$114.95 billion	$172.92 million	3.09

Daikin Industries’ peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Daikin Industries. Daikin Industries 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.

Dividends

Daikin Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Daikin Industries pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.0% and pay out 69.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

43.3% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Daikin Industries	5.24%	8.73%	4.85%
Daikin Industries Competitors	-160.23%	-30.21%	-6.88%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Daikin Industries and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Daikin Industries	0	1	0	0	2.00
Daikin Industries Competitors	2049	7610	10437	662	2.47

As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 42.50%. Given Daikin Industries’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Daikin Industries has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Daikin Industries peers beat Daikin Industries on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Daikin Industries Company Profile

Daikin Industries,Ltd. manufactures, distributes, and sells air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment, and chemical products in Japan, the Americas, China, Asia, Europe, Europe, and internationally. The company’s air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment products include room air-conditioning systems; air purifiers; heat-pump hot-water supply and room-heating systems; packaged air-conditioning systems; multiple air-conditioning systems for office buildings; air-conditioning systems for facilities and plants; heat reclaim ventilators; freezers; water chillers; turbo refrigerator equipment; air-handling units; air filters; industrial dust collectors; marine-type container refrigeration; and refrigerating and freezing showcases. The company’s chemical products comprising fluorocarbons, fluoroplastics, fluoroelastomers, fluoropaints, fluoro coating agents, semiconductor-etching products, water and oil repellent agents, pharmaceuticals and intermediates, and dry air suppliers. It also provides oil hydraulics products, including oil hydraulic pumps and valves, cooling equipment and systems, inverter-controlled pump motors, hydrostatic transmissions, and centralized lubrication units and systems; and defense products consisting of warheads, warhead parts for guided missiles, and home-use oxygen therapy equipment. In addition, the company offers after sales services. Daikin Industries,Ltd. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.