Comparing Iochpe-Maxion (IOCJY) & Its Peers

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Iochpe-Maxion and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iochpe-Maxion	1	1	0	0	1.50
Iochpe-Maxion Competitors	1090	4504	6139	203	2.46

As a group, “Automobile Components” companies have a potential upside of 61.11%. Given Iochpe-Maxion’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Iochpe-Maxion has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Iochpe-Maxion and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iochpe-Maxion	0.28%	0.95%	0.31%
Iochpe-Maxion Competitors	-40.68%	0.08%	-1.82%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Iochpe-Maxion and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Iochpe-Maxion	$2.75 billion	$17.62 million	26.07
Iochpe-Maxion Competitors	$6.57 billion	$73.97 million	3.78

Iochpe-Maxion’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Iochpe-Maxion. Iochpe-Maxion is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

Iochpe-Maxion has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iochpe-Maxion’s rivals have a beta of 3.88, indicating that their average stock price is 288% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Summary

Iochpe-Maxion rivals beat Iochpe-Maxion on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Iochpe-Maxion Company Profile

Iochpe-Maxion is a Brazilian industrial company focused on wheels and structural components for the transportation industry. Its products serve passenger cars, commercial vehicles and other vehicle markets. Through its Maxion Wheels business, the company manufactures steel and aluminum wheels. Its Maxion Structural Components operations produce components for commercial vehicles and railway applications, including freight rail equipment in Brazil. Founded in Brazil in 1918, Iochpe-Maxion serves customers across multiple regions through a global manufacturing and commercial presence.