GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft (ETR:G1A) and VTG (ETR:VT9) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and profitability.
Dividends
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft pays an annual dividend of €0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. VTG pays an annual dividend of €0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft pays out -46.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. VTG pays out 88.9% 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 VTG'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 |
VTG | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft and VTG's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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 | 1.09 | $-167,496,576.00 | (€0.93) | -30.84 |
VTG | $1.08 billion | 1.41 | $29.10 million | €1.01 | 52.27 |
VTG has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft. GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VTG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft and VTG, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2.12 |
VTG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft presently has a consensus price target of €29.25, indicating a potential upside of 2.20%. Given GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft is more favorable than VTG.
Summary
VTG beats GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.