Schaeffler (SCFLF) & Its Rivals Head to Head Survey

Schaeffler (OTCMKTS:SCFLF) is one of 71 public companies in the “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Schaeffler to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

66.2% of shares of all “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” companies are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of shares of all “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Schaeffler and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schaeffler	-3.88%	-0.39%	-0.08%
Schaeffler Competitors	-1,305.32%	-136.76%	-5.83%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Schaeffler and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Schaeffler	$19.68 billion	-$683.89 million	20.00
Schaeffler Competitors	$6.66 billion	$184.37 million	10.87

Schaeffler has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. Schaeffler is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Schaeffler and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Schaeffler	0	1	0	0	2.00
Schaeffler Competitors	556	3129	4407	195	2.51

As a group, “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” companies have a potential upside of 20.34%. Given Schaeffler’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Schaeffler has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Schaeffler peers beat Schaeffler on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

About Schaeffler

Schaeffler AG, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells components and system for industrial applications in Europe, the Americas, China, and the Asia Pacific. The Automotive Technologies division offers mechanical, mechatronic, and electronic components and systems for powertrain electrification used in passenger cars and commercial vehicles, such as electric motors, axle transmissions, axle drives, power electronics, hybrid modules, electromechanical and hydraulic actuators, and thermal management module; torque converters, hybrid dampers, clutches, variable valve train systems, valve-lash adjustment elements, balancer shafts, camshaft phasing systems, timing drives, and front end auxillary drives. This division provides rolling bearing application and products, such as wheel, ball, and needle roller bearings; and mechanical components and mechatronic systems for steering and other chassis applications, including Space Drive, a steer-by-wire system. The Automotive Aftermarket division offers components and repair solutions for light commercial vehicles, trucks and buses, and offroad sectors under the LuK, INA, and FAG brand names, as well as service for repair shops under the REPXPERT brand. The Industrial division develops and manufactures rotary and linear bearing solutions, drive technology components and systems, and service solutions, such as sensor-based condition monitoring systems. This division serves customers in the wind, raw materials, aerospace, rail, offroad, two wheelers, power transmission, and industrial automation sectors. The company was formerly known as INA Beteiligungsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung and changed its name to Schaeffler AG in October 2014. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany. Schaeffler AG is a subsidiary of IHO Verwaltungs GmbH.