Financial Analysis: Murata Manufacturing (OTCMKTS:MRAAY) and Schneider Electric (OTCMKTS:SBGSY)

Murata Manufacturing (OTCMKTS:MRAAY) and Schneider Electric (OTCMKTS:SBGSY) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Murata Manufacturing and Schneider Electric’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Murata Manufacturing	12.51%	8.51%	7.28%
Schneider Electric	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Murata Manufacturing and Schneider Electric”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Murata Manufacturing	$11.45 billion	3.08	$1.54 billion	$0.39	24.28
Schneider Electric	$41.29 billion	4.03	$4.62 billion	N/A	N/A

Schneider Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Murata Manufacturing.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.8% of Murata Manufacturing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Schneider Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Murata Manufacturing has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schneider Electric has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Murata Manufacturing pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Schneider Electric pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Murata Manufacturing pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Murata Manufacturing and Schneider Electric, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Murata Manufacturing	0	0	0	0	0.00
Schneider Electric	0	3	3	3	3.00

Summary

Schneider Electric beats Murata Manufacturing on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Murata Manufacturing

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. designs, manufactures, and sells ceramic-based passive electronic components and solutions in Japan and internationally. The company offers capacitors, inductors, noise suppression products/EMI suppression filters/ESD protection devices, resistors, thermistors, sensors, timing devices, quartz devices, sound components, power products, batteries, micro mechatronics, RFID product, baluns, couplers, filters, phase shifters, RF switches, front-end modules, SAW components, connectors, antennas, connectivity modules, wireless connectivity platforms, ionizers/active oxygen modules, and transformers. It also offers Femtet, a CAE software that solves various engineering challenges; and provides silver oxide battery. In addition, the company provides connectivity, Wifi sensing, IOT, AI, and RFID solutions. Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. offers its products for use in communications equipment, mobility, enterprise system, industrial, healthcare, medical, personal electronics applications, and other sectors. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Nagaokakyo, Japan.

About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric S.E. engages in the energy management and industrial automation businesses in the France, Western Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, and internationally. The company offers busway and cable management products, circuit breakers and switches, contactors and protection relays, electrical car charging, electrical protection and control products, energy management software solutions, load banks, power monitoring and control systems, power quality and power factor correction products, push buttons, switches, pilot lights and joysticks, surge protection and power conditioning services, switchboards and enclosures, and transfer switches. It also provides access control, controllers, expansion modules, servers and HMIs, fire and security products, sensors, valves and valve actuators, and variable speed and frequency drives; energy management and software solutions; feeder automation, grid automation, and SCADA software products; and medium voltage switchgears and transformers, outdoor equipment, substation automation products, and switchgear components. In addition, the company offers critical power and cooling services, data center cooling and software, IT power distribution products, prefabricated data center modules, racks and accessories, security and environmental monitoring, surge protection and power conditioning, and uninterruptible power supply products; and home automation and security, installation materials and systems, light switches, and electrical sockets. Further, the company provides human machine interface, industrial automation software and communication, interface relays, measurement and control relays, measurement and instrumentation products, motion controls and robotics, signaling units, solar and energy storage, power supplies, power protection and transformers, process control and safety, RFID systems, and other industrial automation and control products, as well as PLC, PAC, and dedicated controllers. Schneider Electric S.E.was founded in 1836 and is headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison, France.