Alps Alpine (OTCMKTS:APELY) and ROHM (OTCMKTS:ROHCY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.
Risk and Volatility
Alps Alpine has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ROHM has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
0.0% of Alps Alpine shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of ROHM shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Alps Alpine and ROHM's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Alps Alpine | N/A | N/A | N/A |
ROHM | 7.14% | 3.20% | 2.71% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Alps Alpine and ROHM's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Alps Alpine | $7.44 billion | 0.37 | $-36,870,000.00 | ($0.08) | -336.25 |
ROHM | $3.34 billion | 3.09 | $235.81 million | N/A | N/A |
ROHM has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alps Alpine.
Dividends
Alps Alpine pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. ROHM pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Alps Alpine pays out -325.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Alps Alpine and ROHM, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Alps Alpine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
ROHM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Summary
ROHM beats Alps Alpine on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.