BEIJING ENTPS H/S (OTCMKTS:BJINY) and Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions (OTCMKTS:MGDDY) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and risk.
Dividends
BEIJING ENTPS H/S pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. BEIJING ENTPS H/S pays out 11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions pays out 14.7% 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. BEIJING ENTPS H/S is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for BEIJING ENTPS H/S and Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| BEIJING ENTPS H/S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.73 |
Risk & Volatility
BEIJING ENTPS H/S has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares BEIJING ENTPS H/S and Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions' gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| BEIJING ENTPS H/S | $7.38 billion | 0.99 | $882.75 million | $6.99 | 8.24 |
| Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions | $27.03 billion | 0.99 | $1.96 billion | $2.17 | 13.80 |
Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions has higher revenue and earnings than BEIJING ENTPS H/S. BEIJING ENTPS H/S is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares BEIJING ENTPS H/S and Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| BEIJING ENTPS H/S | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.0% of BEIJING ENTPS H/S shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions beats BEIJING ENTPS H/S on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
