LG Display (LPL) & The Competition Head-To-Head Contrast

LG Display (NYSE:LPL) is one of 377 public companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare LG Display to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for LG Display and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LG Display	1	1	0	0	1.50
LG Display Competitors	2048	7605	10437	662	2.47

As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 42.67%. Given LG Display’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LG Display has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Dividends

LG Display pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. LG Display pays out -19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.0% and pay out 69.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. LG Display is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares LG Display and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
LG Display	$25,303.89 billion	$212.66 million	-2.73
LG Display Competitors	$114.95 billion	$172.92 million	3.09

LG Display has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. LG Display 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LG Display	-5.26%	-19.82%	-4.88%
LG Display Competitors	-160.23%	-30.21%	-6.88%

Volatility and Risk

LG Display has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LG Display’s peers have a beta of -0.30, indicating that their average share price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

43.3% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of LG Display shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

LG Display beats its peers on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About LG Display

LG Display Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) and organic light emitting diode (OLED) technology-based display panels. Its TFT-LCD and OLED technology-based display panels are primarily used in televisions, notebook computers, desktop monitors, tablet computers, mobile devices, and automotive displays. The company also provides display panels for industrial and other applications, including entertainment systems, portable navigation devices, and medical diagnostic equipment. In addition, it provides janitorial services; invests in venture business and acquire technologies; and manages intellectual property. The company operates in Korea, China, rest of Asia, the Americas, Poland, and rest of Europe. LG Display Co., Ltd. was formerly known as LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd. and changed its name to LG Display Co., Ltd. in March 2008. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.