GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft (ETR:G1A) and Dürr Aktiengesellschaft (ETR:DUE) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.
Dividends
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft pays an annual dividend of €0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Dürr Aktiengesellschaft pays an annual dividend of €0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft pays out -46.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dürr Aktiengesellschaft pays out 150.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Profitability
This table compares GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft and Dürr Aktiengesellschaft's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dürr Aktiengesellschaft | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft and Dürr Aktiengesellschaft's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft | $4.74 billion | 1.10 | $-167,496,576.00 | (€0.93) | -31.25 |
Dürr Aktiengesellschaft | $3.48 billion | 0.68 | $36.88 million | €0.53 | 63.98 |
Dürr Aktiengesellschaft has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft. GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dürr Aktiengesellschaft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft and Dürr Aktiengesellschaft, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2.12 |
Dürr Aktiengesellschaft | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2.58 |
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft currently has a consensus target price of €29.25, suggesting a potential upside of 0.86%. Dürr Aktiengesellschaft has a consensus target price of €33.32, suggesting a potential downside of 2.29%. Given GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft is more favorable than Dürr Aktiengesellschaft.
Summary
Dürr Aktiengesellschaft beats GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.