Bertrandt Aktiengesellschaft (ETR:BDT) and SHW (ETR:SW1) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and valuation.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Bertrandt Aktiengesellschaft and SHW'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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Bertrandt Aktiengesellschaft | $855.00 million | 0.55 | $-4,189,141.60 | (€0.41) | -113.08 |
SHW | $378.91 million | 0.32 | $-2,059,587.20 | (€0.32) | -59.38 |
SHW has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bertrandt Aktiengesellschaft. Bertrandt Aktiengesellschaft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SHW, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dividends
Bertrandt Aktiengesellschaft pays an annual dividend of €0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. SHW pays an annual dividend of €0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Bertrandt Aktiengesellschaft pays out -36.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SHW pays out -12.5% 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. Bertrandt Aktiengesellschaft is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Bertrandt Aktiengesellschaft and SHW, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Bertrandt Aktiengesellschaft | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.83 |
SHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Bertrandt Aktiengesellschaft currently has a consensus price target of €36.70, indicating a potential downside of 21.41%. Given Bertrandt Aktiengesellschaft's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bertrandt Aktiengesellschaft is more favorable than SHW.
Profitability
This table compares Bertrandt Aktiengesellschaft and SHW's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Bertrandt Aktiengesellschaft | N/A | N/A | N/A |
SHW | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Bertrandt Aktiengesellschaft beats SHW on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.