AB Volvo is one of 30 publicly-traded companies in the “Motor vehicles & car bodies” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare AB Volvo to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.
0.0% of AB Volvo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
AB Volvo has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AB Volvo’s competitors have a beta of 1.00, meaning that their average share price is 0% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares AB Volvo and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares AB Volvo and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
AB Volvo’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than AB Volvo. AB Volvo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for AB Volvo and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
As a group, “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies have a potential upside of 9.25%. Given AB Volvo’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AB Volvo has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Dividends
AB Volvo pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. AB Volvo pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.4% and pay out 20.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
AB Volvo competitors beat AB Volvo on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
