Financial Survey: Mercedes-Benz Group (MBGYY) & The Competition

Mercedes-Benz Group (OTCMKTS:MBGYY) is one of 77 publicly-traded companies in the “Motor vehicles & car bodies” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Mercedes-Benz Group to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

45.8% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Mercedes-Benz Group and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mercedes-Benz Group	0	1	1	0	2.50
Mercedes-Benz Group Competitors	1011	2611	3473	161	2.38

As a group, “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies have a potential upside of 3.42%. Given Mercedes-Benz Group’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mercedes-Benz Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Mercedes-Benz Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mercedes-Benz Group	7.36%	11.66%	4.11%
Mercedes-Benz Group Competitors	-1,664.19%	-28.96%	-11.01%

Risk and Volatility

Mercedes-Benz Group has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercedes-Benz Group’s competitors have a beta of 3.45, indicating that their average stock price is 245% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mercedes-Benz Group and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mercedes-Benz Group	$165.81 billion	$15.43 billion	4.84
Mercedes-Benz Group Competitors	$51.42 billion	$2.76 billion	12.98

Mercedes-Benz Group has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Mercedes-Benz Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Mercedes-Benz Group beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Mercedes-Benz Group

Mercedes-Benz Group AG operates as an automotive company in Germany and internationally. It operates through Mercedes-Benz Cars, Mercedes-Benz Vans, and Mercedes-Benz Mobility segments. The company develops, manufactures, and sells cars and vans under the Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach, G-Class brands, as well as related spare parts and accessories. It also provides financing, leasing, car subscription and rental, fleet management, insurance brokerage, and mobility services, as well as digital services for charging and payment. The company was formerly known as Daimler AG and changed its name to Mercedes-Benz Group AG in February 2022. Mercedes-Benz Group AG was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.