Head to Head Analysis: Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO) versus The Competition

Monro Muffler Brake (NASDAQ:MNRO) is one of 285 public companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Monro Muffler Brake to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Monro Muffler Brake and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Monro Muffler Brake	$1.16 billion	$2.17 million	-1,114.00
Monro Muffler Brake Competitors	$7.05 billion	$386.47 million	30.99

Monro Muffler Brake’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Monro Muffler Brake. Monro Muffler Brake 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.

Profitability

This table compares Monro Muffler Brake and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monro Muffler Brake	0.07%	-0.35%	-0.13%
Monro Muffler Brake Competitors	-3.69%	-14.02%	3.17%

Volatility and Risk

Monro Muffler Brake has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monro Muffler Brake’s competitors have a beta of 1.91, indicating that their average share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

51.9% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Monro Muffler Brake shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Monro Muffler Brake pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Monro Muffler Brake pays out -11,200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.0% and pay out 35.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Monro Muffler Brake is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Monro Muffler Brake and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Monro Muffler Brake	1	2	2	0	2.20
Monro Muffler Brake Competitors	3676	15603	21627	590	2.46

Monro Muffler Brake presently has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 106.46%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 5.70%. Given Monro Muffler Brake’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Monro Muffler Brake is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Monro Muffler Brake competitors beat Monro Muffler Brake on 9 of the 14 factors compared.

About Monro Muffler Brake

Monro, Inc. provides automotive undercar repair, and tire sales and services in the United States. It offers replacement tires and tire related services, automotive undercar repair services, and routine maintenance services primarily to passenger cars, light trucks, and vans. The company also provides other products and services for brakes; mufflers and exhaust systems; and steering, drive train, suspension, and wheel alignment. In addition, it operates stores under the brand names of Monro Auto Service and Tire Centers, Tire Choice Auto Service Centers, Mr. Tire Auto Service Centers, Car-X Tire & Auto, Tire Warehouse Tires for Less, Ken Towery's Tire & Auto Care, Mountain View Tire & Auto Service, and Tire Barn Warehouse. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.