Contrasting Thor Industries (NYSE:THO) & Bayerische Motoren Werke (OTCMKTS:BAMXF)

Thor Industries (NYSE:THO) and Bayerische Motoren Werke (OTCMKTS:BAMXF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Risk & Volatility

Thor Industries has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bayerische Motoren Werke has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Thor Industries and Bayerische Motoren Werke”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Thor Industries	$9.58 billion	0.40	$258.56 million	$2.31	31.56
Bayerische Motoren Werke	$150.95 billion	0.28	$8.25 billion	$12.12	6.00

Bayerische Motoren Werke has higher revenue and earnings than Thor Industries. Bayerische Motoren Werke is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Thor Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Thor Industries and Bayerische Motoren Werke’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thor Industries	2.67%	5.74%	3.51%
Bayerische Motoren Werke	4.92%	6.50%	2.37%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Thor Industries and Bayerische Motoren Werke, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Thor Industries	0	11	3	0	2.21
Bayerische Motoren Werke	1	3	0	1	2.20

Thor Industries currently has a consensus target price of $92.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.67%. Given Thor Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Thor Industries is more favorable than Bayerische Motoren Werke.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.7% of Thor Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Thor Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Thor Industries beats Bayerische Motoren Werke on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Thor Industries

THOR Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells recreational vehicles (RVs), and related parts and accessories in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The company offers travel trailers; gasoline and diesel Class A, Class B, and Class C motorhomes; conventional travel trailers and fifth wheels; luxury fifth wheels; and motorcaravans, caravans, campervans, and urban vehicles. It also provides aluminum extrusion and specialized component products to RV and other manufacturers. The company provides its products through independent and non-franchise dealers. THOR Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Elkhart, Indiana.

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.