Rakuten (OTCMKTS:RKUNY) and Amada (OTCMKTS:AMDLY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Rakuten and Amada's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Rakuten | -6.39% | -12.67% | -0.89% |
Amada | 8.65% | 5.99% | 4.67% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.1% of Rakuten shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Rakuten and Amada, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Rakuten | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Amada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Risk & Volatility
Rakuten has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amada has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Rakuten and Amada'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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Rakuten | $11.60 billion | 1.64 | $-293,370,000.00 | ($0.22) | -54.82 |
Amada | $2.94 billion | 1.49 | $215.20 million | N/A | N/A |
Amada has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rakuten.
Dividends
Rakuten pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Amada pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Rakuten pays out -13.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Amada beats Rakuten on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.