Analyzing Daimler Truck (DTRUY) and Its Peers

Daimler Truck (OTCMKTS:DTRUY) is one of 434 publicly-traded companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Daimler Truck to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Daimler Truck and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Daimler Truck	5.87%	4.79%	1.46%
Daimler Truck Competitors	-1,036.33%	-9.23%	0.95%

Dividends

Daimler Truck pays an annual dividend of $0.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Daimler Truck pays out 158.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Machinery” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.8% and pay out 27.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

52.2% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.4% of shares of all “Machinery” 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Daimler Truck and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Daimler Truck	$51.50 billion	$2.23 billion	48.18
Daimler Truck Competitors	$4.69 billion	$369.35 million	-6.97

Daimler Truck has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Daimler Truck is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Daimler Truck and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Daimler Truck	1	2	5	1	2.67
Daimler Truck Competitors	4113	14537	17966	785	2.41

As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 30.04%. Given Daimler Truck’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Daimler Truck has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Daimler Truck beats its competitors on 10 of the 14 factors compared.

Daimler Truck Company Profile

Daimler Truck Holding AG manufactures and sells commercial trucks. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Stuttgart, Germany.