Samsung Electronics (SSNLF) versus Its Peers Critical Survey

Samsung Electronics (OTCMKTS:SSNLF) is one of 81 publicly-traded companies in the “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Samsung Electronics to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Samsung Electronics and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Samsung Electronics	9.12%	N/A	N/A
Samsung Electronics Competitors	-493.26%	-14.53%	4.44%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Samsung Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of shares of all “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies are held by institutional investors. 10.8% of shares of all “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Samsung Electronics and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Samsung Electronics	$197.69 billion	$18.45 billion	52.24
Samsung Electronics Competitors	$24.36 billion	$3.81 billion	6.39

Samsung Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Samsung Electronics 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 breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Samsung Electronics and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Samsung Electronics	0	2	0	1	2.67
Samsung Electronics Competitors	1050	4281	7556	357	2.55

As a group, “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies have a potential upside of 19.85%. Given Samsung Electronics’ competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Samsung Electronics has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility and Risk

Samsung Electronics has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Samsung Electronics’ competitors have a beta of 1.55, indicating that their average share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Samsung Electronics beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Samsung Electronics Company Profile

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. engages in the consumer electronics, information technology and mobile communications, and device solutions businesses worldwide. The company offers smartphones, tablets, watches, and accessories; TVs, projectors, and sound devices; home appliances, including refrigerators, washing machines and dryers, vacuum cleaners, cooking appliances, dishwashers, air conditioners, and air purifiers; monitors and memory storage products; displays, and smart and LED signages; and other accessories. It also engages in venture capital investments, cloud services, network devices installation, semiconductor equipment maintenance services, digital advertising platforms, marketing, consulting, connected services, logistics, financing, and software design activities; toll processing of display panels and semiconductors; development and sale of network solutions; manufactures semiconductors and food; provision of repair services for electronic devices; and development and supply of semiconductor process defect and quality control software, as well as digital televisions, foundry, system large scale integration, connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions, and connected services. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Suwon, South Korea.