Head to Head Comparison: Bayerische Motoren Werke (BAMXF) versus Its Rivals

Bayerische Motoren Werke (OTCMKTS:BAMXF) is one of 119 publicly-traded companies in the “Automobiles” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Bayerische Motoren Werke to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Bayerische Motoren Werke and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bayerische Motoren Werke	1	3	0	1	2.20
Bayerische Motoren Werke Competitors	2036	5028	6301	185	2.34

As a group, “Automobiles” companies have a potential upside of 77.43%. Given Bayerische Motoren Werke’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bayerische Motoren Werke has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility and Risk

Bayerische Motoren Werke has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bayerische Motoren Werke’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, meaning that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

39.2% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bayerische Motoren Werke	4.92%	6.51%	2.39%
Bayerische Motoren Werke Competitors	-1,371.58%	-126.21%	-10.44%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bayerische Motoren Werke	$150.95 billion	$8.25 billion	5.94
Bayerische Motoren Werke Competitors	$53.44 billion	$1.13 billion	4.93

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

Summary

Bayerische Motoren Werke beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Bayerische Motoren Werke

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 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.