Contrasting Kia Motors (KIMTF) and Its Peers

Dividends

Kia Motors pays an annual dividend of $560.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1,848.2%. Kia Motors pays out 8.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Automobiles” companies pay a dividend yield of 145.5% and pay out 7.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

18.7% of Kia Motors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by 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 Kia Motors and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kia Motors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kia Motors Competitors	-1,522.54%	-126.86%	-11.74%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kia Motors and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kia Motors	N/A	N/A	0.00
Kia Motors Competitors	$53.65 billion	$1.13 billion	6.85

Kia Motors’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Kia Motors. Kia Motors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Kia Motors rivals beat Kia Motors on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

Kia Motors Company Profile

Kia Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale of motor vehicles. It operates through the following segment: Passenger Cars, Recreational Vehicles, and Commercial Vehicles. It also provides leasing vehicles, providing vehicle maintenance services, and automobile parts. The company was founded on December 11, 1944 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.