Head-To-Head Contrast: Knorr-Bremse (KNRRY) and Its Peers

Knorr-Bremse (OTCMKTS:KNRRY) is one of 148 publicly-traded companies in the “Automobile Components” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Knorr-Bremse to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Knorr-Bremse and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Knorr-Bremse	2	1	5	0	2.38
Knorr-Bremse Competitors	1090	4504	6139	202	2.46

As a group, “Automobile Components” companies have a potential upside of 60.57%. Given Knorr-Bremse’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Knorr-Bremse has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Dividends

Knorr-Bremse pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Knorr-Bremse pays out 29.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Automobile Components” companies pay a dividend yield of 11.0% and pay out 24.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Knorr-Bremse lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

48.4% of shares of all “Automobile Components” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.6% of shares of all “Automobile Components” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Knorr-Bremse and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Knorr-Bremse	7.72%	19.26%	6.90%
Knorr-Bremse Competitors	-40.68%	0.08%	-1.82%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Knorr-Bremse and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Knorr-Bremse	$8.84 billion	$604.17 million	24.26
Knorr-Bremse Competitors	$6.52 billion	$73.97 million	3.80

Knorr-Bremse has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Knorr-Bremse is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Knorr-Bremse has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knorr-Bremse’s competitors have a beta of 3.88, meaning that their average stock price is 288% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Knorr-Bremse competitors beat Knorr-Bremse on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Knorr-Bremse Company Profile

Knorr-Bremse AG is a Germany-based manufacturer of braking and other safety systems for rail vehicles and commercial vehicles. Founded by Georg Knorr in Berlin in 1905, the company is headquartered in Munich and supplies vehicle manufacturers and operators around the world. Its rail-vehicle products include braking systems, doors, air-conditioning and power-supply systems, and control and monitoring technologies. For commercial vehicles, Knorr-Bremse provides braking and air-treatment systems, driver-assistance technologies, and related control and steering products.