Reviewing Wienerberger (WBRBY) and The Competition

Wienerberger (OTCMKTS:WBRBY) is one of 74 public companies in the “Construction Materials” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Wienerberger to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Wienerberger and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wienerberger	1	3	0	0	1.75
Wienerberger Competitors	407	2069	2844	86	2.48

As a group, “Construction Materials” companies have a potential upside of 418.53%. Given Wienerberger’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Wienerberger has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Dividends

Wienerberger pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Wienerberger pays out 305.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Construction Materials” companies pay a dividend yield of 177.6% and pay out 31.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Wienerberger lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Wienerberger and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wienerberger	N/A	N/A	128.89
Wienerberger Competitors	$32.73 billion	$651.37 million	26.98

Wienerberger’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Wienerberger. Wienerberger 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 Wienerberger and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wienerberger	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wienerberger Competitors	4.49%	7.93%	4.94%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

46.5% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Wienerberger peers beat Wienerberger on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

About Wienerberger

Wienerberger AG produces and sells clay blocks, facing bricks, roof tiles, and pavers in Europe. It operates through Wienerberger Building Solutions, Wienerberger Piping Solutions, and North America segments. The company offers wall, façade, and roof system for single, two, and multi-family homes, and non-residential construction; paving and water management for gardens, pavements, and parking areas; and electrical cooling and heating installation, drinking water and wastewater, garden irrigation, irrigation systems and water storage. It also provides water management and wastewater disposal, supplies energy, data transfer, and special products; and pipe system solution to infrastructure, buildings, and agriculture. Wienerberger AG was founded in 1819 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.