Critical Survey: Grainger (GRGTF) versus Its Competitors

Institutional and Insider Ownership

32.7% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are held by institutional investors. 27.3% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are held 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Grainger and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grainger	N/A	N/A	13.91
Grainger Competitors	$5.54 billion	-$394.99 million	-7.84

Grainger’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Grainger. Grainger 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.

Profitability

This table compares Grainger and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grainger	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grainger Competitors	-246.63%	-695.36%	-1.59%

Dividends

Grainger pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Grainger pays out 11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.0% and pay out 47.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Grainger beats its competitors on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Grainger

Grainger plc, together with its subsidiaries, owns, operates, and manages private rental homes in the United Kingdom. The company was formerly known as Grainger Trust Plc and changed the name to Grainger Plc in March 2007. Grainger plc was incorporated in 1912 and is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, the United Kingdom.