Head to Head Contrast: Guangzhou Automobile Group (GNZUF) & The Competition

Guangzhou Automobile Group (OTCMKTS:GNZUF) is one of 119 public companies in the “Automobiles” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Guangzhou Automobile Group to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Guangzhou Automobile Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Guangzhou Automobile Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Guangzhou Automobile Group Competitors	-1,522.43%	-122.16%	-11.65%

Dividends

Guangzhou Automobile Group pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.6%. Guangzhou Automobile Group pays out 12.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Automobiles” companies pay a dividend yield of 146.2% and pay out 7.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Guangzhou Automobile Group lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Guangzhou Automobile Group and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Guangzhou Automobile Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Guangzhou Automobile Group Competitors	2058	5055	6311	188	2.34

As a group, “Automobiles” companies have a potential upside of 71.46%. Given Guangzhou Automobile Group’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Guangzhou Automobile Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

14.0% of Guangzhou Automobile Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Guangzhou Automobile Group and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Guangzhou Automobile Group	N/A	N/A	0.59
Guangzhou Automobile Group Competitors	$812.36 billion	$1.13 billion	7.34

Guangzhou Automobile Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Guangzhou Automobile Group. Guangzhou Automobile Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Guangzhou Automobile Group competitors beat Guangzhou Automobile Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Guangzhou Automobile Group

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of vehicles and motorcycles, and parts and components; and provision of commercial and financial services in Mainland China and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Vehicles and Related Operations, and Others. It offers large to medium sized passenger vehicles, light and heavy trucks, construction vehicles, and energy vehicles; motorcycles comprising standard motorcycles, sport bikes, scooters, etc.; and auto-parts and components, including engines, gearboxes, car seats, micro motors, shifters, electric controllers, and interior and exterior decorations. The company also provides financial investment, insurance, insurance brokerage, financial leasing, automobile credit, and other related services; and engages in the businesses of vehicle sales, logistics, international trading, second-hand vehicles, end-of-life vehicles disassembling, resources recycling, supporting services, digitalization and mobility transportation services, etc. In addition, it offers investment management services; and engages in the trade of steel. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China. Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group Co., Ltd.