Critical Contrast: Mapfre (MPFRF) and Its Rivals

Mapfre (OTCMKTS:MPFRF) is one of 316 public companies in the “Insurance” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Mapfre to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mapfre	N/A	N/A	21.06
Mapfre Competitors	$15.41 billion	$1.70 billion	32.59

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

Dividends

Mapfre pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Mapfre pays out 40.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Insurance” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.0% and pay out 31.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Mapfre lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

13.6% of Mapfre shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.7% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.8% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mapfre	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mapfre Competitors	10.72%	10.89%	3.96%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Mapfre and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mapfre	1	1	0	0	1.50
Mapfre Competitors	3182	15189	15987	656	2.40

As a group, “Insurance” companies have a potential upside of 5.66%. Given Mapfre’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mapfre has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Mapfre peers beat Mapfre on 13 of the 13 factors compared.

Mapfre Company Profile

Mapfre, S.A. engages in insurance, finance, securities, investment, and services business worldwide. The company offers life and non-life; health; accident; property and casualty protection comprising automobile and homeowner insurance, personal third-party liability and asset insurance, etc.; savings and investment; retirement; burial; travel; and leisure insurance solutions. It also provides insurance solutions for agriculture and livestock, as well as reinsurance services. In addition, the company provides pension and funeral services, as well as operates theme parks. The company offers its services to professionals, entrepreneurs, self-employed, and companies, as well as small, medium, and large corporations. It offers solutions for aviation, energy, industry, construction etc. The company was formerly known as Corporacion Mapfre and changed its name to Mapfre, S.A. in December 2006. Mapfre, S.A. was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Majadahonda, Spain. Mapfre, S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Cartera Mapfre, S.L.