Contrasting Samsung Electronics (SSNLF) and Its Competitors

Samsung Electronics (OTCMKTS:SSNLF) is one of 81 public companies in the “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Samsung Electronics to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Samsung Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of shares of all “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.8% of shares of all “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Samsung Electronics and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Samsung Electronics	9.12%	N/A	N/A
Samsung Electronics Competitors	-493.26%	-14.53%	4.44%

Volatility and Risk

Samsung Electronics has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Samsung Electronics’ peers have a beta of 1.60, indicating that their average stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Samsung Electronics and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Samsung Electronics	0	2	0	1	2.67
Samsung Electronics Competitors	1053	4285	7558	358	2.54

As a group, “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies have a potential upside of 20.13%. Given Samsung Electronics’ peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Samsung Electronics has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Samsung Electronics and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Samsung Electronics	$197.69 billion	$18.45 billion	52.24
Samsung Electronics Competitors	$23.93 billion	$3.72 billion	6.31

Samsung Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. Samsung Electronics 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.

Summary

Samsung Electronics beats its peers on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. engages in the consumer electronics, information technology and mobile communications, and device solutions businesses worldwide. The company offers smartphones, tablets, watches, and accessories; TVs, projectors, and sound devices; home appliances, including refrigerators, washing machines and dryers, vacuum cleaners, cooking appliances, dishwashers, air conditioners, and air purifiers; monitors and memory storage products; displays, and smart and LED signages; and other accessories. It also engages in venture capital investments, cloud services, network devices installation, semiconductor equipment maintenance services, digital advertising platforms, marketing, consulting, connected services, logistics, financing, and software design activities; toll processing of display panels and semiconductors; development and sale of network solutions; manufactures semiconductors and food; provision of repair services for electronic devices; and development and supply of semiconductor process defect and quality control software, as well as digital televisions, foundry, system large scale integration, connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions, and connected services. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Suwon, South Korea.