Sumitomo - SSUMY Competitors

Sumitomo (OTCMKTS:SSUMY) and Marubeni (OTCMKTS:MARUY) are both large-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SSUMY or MARUY?

Sumitomo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Marubeni. Sumitomo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marubeni, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sumitomo	$45.41 billion	0.49	$3.83 billion	$3.49	5.06
Marubeni	$75.79 billion	0.30	$3.78 billion	$24.69	5.46

Is SSUMY or MARUY more profitable?

Sumitomo has a net margin of 8.92% compared to Marubeni's net margin of 5.74%. Marubeni's return on equity of 20.33% beat Sumitomo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sumitomo	8.92%	14.93%	5.50%
Marubeni	5.74%	20.33%	6.10%

Is SSUMY or MARUY a better dividend stock?

Sumitomo pays an annual dividend of $0.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Marubeni pays an annual dividend of $4.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Sumitomo pays out 19.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marubeni pays out 18.5% 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.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SSUMY or MARUY?

0.7% of Marubeni shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SSUMY or MARUY?

Sumitomo received 70 more outperform votes than Marubeni when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.10% of users gave Marubeni an outperform vote while only 60.57% of users gave Sumitomo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sumitomo	Outperform Votes 149 60.57%	Underperform Votes 97 39.43%
Marubeni	Outperform Votes 79 68.10%	Underperform Votes 37 31.90%

Does the media favor SSUMY or MARUY?

In the previous week, Sumitomo had 1 more articles in the media than Marubeni. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Sumitomo and 1 mentions for Marubeni. Sumitomo's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Marubeni's score of -1.00 indicating that Sumitomo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sumitomo	Positive
Marubeni	Negative

Which has more volatility and risk, SSUMY or MARUY?

Sumitomo has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marubeni has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SSUMY or MARUY?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sumitomo	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Marubeni	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Marubeni beats Sumitomo on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.