Critical Contrast: Bayerische Motoren Werke (BAMXF) and Its Peers

Bayerische Motoren Werke (OTCMKTS:BAMXF) is one of 119 publicly-traded companies in the “Automobiles” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Bayerische Motoren Werke to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Bayerische Motoren Werke and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bayerische Motoren Werke	4.92%	6.51%	2.39%
Bayerische Motoren Werke Competitors	-1,371.58%	-125.36%	-10.43%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Bayerische Motoren Werke and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bayerische Motoren Werke	$150.95 billion	$8.25 billion	5.94
Bayerische Motoren Werke Competitors	$53.51 billion	$1.13 billion	5.34

Bayerische Motoren Werke has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Bayerische Motoren Werke 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Bayerische Motoren Werke and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bayerische Motoren Werke	1	3	0	1	2.20
Bayerische Motoren Werke Competitors	2034	5028	6301	185	2.34

As a group, “Automobiles” companies have a potential upside of 77.43%. Given Bayerische Motoren Werke’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bayerische Motoren Werke has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

39.1% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Bayerische Motoren Werke has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bayerische Motoren Werke’s rivals have a beta of 0.96, meaning that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bayerische Motoren Werke beats its rivals on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Bayerische Motoren Werke

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of automobiles and motorcycles, and spare parts and accessories worldwide. It operates through Automotive, Motorcycles, and Financial Services segments. The Automotive segment engages in the development, manufacture, assembling, and sale of automobiles, spare parts, accessories, and mobility services under the BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce brands. The Motorcycles segment develops, manufactures, assembles, and sells motorcycles and scooters under the BMW Motorrad brand, as well as spare parts and accessories. The Financial Services segment is involved in the automobile and motorcycle leasing, credit financing, retail and dealership financing, multi-brand fleet, customer deposit, and insurance activities; and the provision of fleet management services under the Alphabet brand. The company sells its products through independent dealerships. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.