Reviewing Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMWYY) & Its Competitors

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.5% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are held by institutional investors. 14.3% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, indicating that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft	6.90%	11.39%	4.19%
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Competitors	-1,522.64%	-127.01%	-11.73%

Dividends

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft pays out 33.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Automobiles” companies pay a dividend yield of 148.7% and pay out 7.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft	$168.28 billion	$12.22 billion	6.25
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Competitors	$53.34 billion	$1.13 billion	6.72

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 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

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft beats its competitors on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

About Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, together with its subsidiaries, 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.