Analyzing Wolters Kluwer (WOLTF) & Its Peers

Dividends

Wolters Kluwer pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Wolters Kluwer pays out 46.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.5% and pay out 64.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Wolters Kluwer and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wolters Kluwer	N/A	N/A	62.42
Wolters Kluwer Competitors	$2.43 billion	$139.57 million	16.43

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

Profitability

This table compares Wolters Kluwer and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wolters Kluwer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wolters Kluwer Competitors	-58.21%	-118.69%	-1.30%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

46.8% of Wolters Kluwer shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.6% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Wolters Kluwer beats its peers on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

About Wolters Kluwer

Wolters Kluwer N.V. provides professional information, software solutions, and services in the Netherlands, rest of Europe, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through Health; Tax & Accounting; Financial & Corporate Compliance; Legal & Regulatory; and Corporate Performance & ESG segments. The Health segment offers clinical technology and evidence-based solutions that drive effective decision-making and improved outcomes across healthcare. It serves hospitals, healthcare organizations, clinicians, students, schools, libraries, payers, life sciences, and pharmacies. The Tax & Accounting segment offers solutions that help tax, accounting, and audit professionals to drive productivity, navigate change, and deliver better outcomes. It serves accounting firms, tax and auditing departments, businesses of all sizes, government agencies, libraries, and universities. The Financial & Corporate Compliance segment offers solutions for legal entity compliance and banking product compliance. It serves corporations, small businesses, law firms, banks, non-bank lenders, credit unions, insurers, and securities firms. The Legal & Regulatory segment provides information, insights, and workflow solutions for changing regulatory obligations, managing risk, and increasing efficiency. It provides solutions for legal and compliance professionals in law firms, corporate legal departments, universities, and government organizations. The Corporate Performance & ESG segment offers enterprise software to drive financial and sustainability performance and manage risks, meet reporting requirements, improve safety and productivity, and reduce environmental impact. It serves corporate finance, audit, planning, risk, environmental, health and safety, operational risk management, and sustainability professionals in corporations, banks, and governments. Wolters Kluwer N.V. was founded in 1836 and is based in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.