Boral (BOALY) and Its Competitors Head-To-Head Review

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Boral shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Boral and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boral	N/A	N/A	N/A
Boral Competitors	4.78%	8.28%	5.03%

Dividends

Boral pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Boral pays out 56.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Construction Materials” companies pay a dividend yield of 177.4% and pay out 31.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Boral lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Boral and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boral	N/A	N/A	15.92
Boral Competitors	$6.83 billion	$651.37 million	31.60

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

Summary

Boral peers beat Boral on 9 of the 9 factors compared.

Boral Company Profile

Boral Limited operates as a vertically integrated construction materials company in Australia. The company operates through Construction Materials and Property segments. It engages in cement infrastructure, bitumen, construction materials recycling, asphalt, and concrete batching operations. The company also offers construction materials concrete, asphalt, quarries, cement, recycling, and concrete placing services. In addition, it provides circular material solutions, architects training, innovation factory, and material technical services, as well as offers property development and divestment activities. The company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in North Ryde, Australia. Boral Limited is a subsidiary of Network Investment Holdings Pty Limited.