Contrasting Wacker Neuson (WKRCF) & The Competition

Profitability

This table compares Wacker Neuson and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wacker Neuson	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wacker Neuson Competitors	-1,929.85%	-21.41%	0.69%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Wacker Neuson and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wacker Neuson	N/A	N/A	18.49
Wacker Neuson Competitors	$4.48 billion	$348.32 million	-12.54

Wacker Neuson’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Wacker Neuson. Wacker Neuson 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.

Dividends

Wacker Neuson pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Wacker Neuson pays out 31.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Machinery” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.3% and pay out 27.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Wacker Neuson lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

7.2% of Wacker Neuson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held 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.

Summary

Wacker Neuson peers beat Wacker Neuson on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

About Wacker Neuson

Wacker Neuson SE manufactures and distributes light and compact equipment in Germany, Austria, the United States, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Light Equipment, Compact Equipment, and Services. The company provides internal and external vibrators for concrete compaction; rammers; vibratory plates; rollers for soil compaction; demolition and light products; generators; pumps; and heaters. It also offers compact equipment, including excavators, wheel loaders, telescopic wheel loaders, skid steer loaders, telehandlers, wheel and track dumpers, and backhoe loaders, as well as related product attachments and accessories. In addition, the company provides repair and maintenance services; spare parts; used equipment, financing, telematics, training, e-business, and rental solutions; digital service solutions; and sells third-party equipment, including resale of trade-ins. It distributes its products and services under the Wacker Neuson, Kramer, Weidemann, Enar, Battery One, and SEQUELLO brand names. The company serves construction, gardening and landscaping, agricultural, municipal, recycling, rail transport, and manufacturing industries. Wacker Neuson SE was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.