CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA (ETR:EVD) and HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA (ETR:HLE) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and profitability.
Dividends
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA pays an annual dividend of €0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA pays an annual dividend of €1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA pays out -4,769.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA pays out -22.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA and HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.40 |
HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.31 |
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA currently has a consensus target price of €45.50, indicating a potential downside of 19.33%. HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA has a consensus target price of €53.08, indicating a potential upside of 8.29%. Given HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA is more favorable than CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA and HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA | $597.27 million | 9.06 | $-1,247,886.85 | (€0.01) | -4,338.46 |
HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA | $5.62 billion | 0.97 | $-526,999,473.00 | (€4.74) | -10.34 |
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA. CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA and HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA | N/A | N/A | N/A |
HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA beats CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.