Mitsui & Co. (OTCMKTS:MITSY – Get Free Report) is one of 158 public companies in the “Trading Companies & Distributors” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Mitsui & Co. to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Mitsui & Co. and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Mitsui & Co. | $92.97 billion | $5.50 billion | 15.92 |
| Mitsui & Co. Competitors | $6.36 billion | $355.21 million | 24.22 |
Mitsui & Co. has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Mitsui & Co. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Mitsui & Co. and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Mitsui & Co. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Mitsui & Co. Competitors | 1400 | 4846 | 6641 | 221 | 2.43 |
As a group, “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies have a potential upside of 9.42%. Given Mitsui & Co.’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mitsui & Co. has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Dividends
Mitsui & Co. pays an annual dividend of $11.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Mitsui & Co. pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.9% and pay out 36.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Volatility and Risk
Mitsui & Co. has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mitsui & Co.’s rivals have a beta of 1.24, meaning that their average share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Mitsui & Co. and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mitsui & Co. | 5.96% | 9.81% | 4.41% |
| Mitsui & Co. Competitors | 2.82% | -34.23% | 3.61% |
Summary
Mitsui & Co. rivals beat Mitsui & Co. on 9 of the 15 factors compared.
About Mitsui & Co.
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. operates as an trading and investment company worldwide. The company engages in the manufacture and sale of steel products; steel processing, maintenance, and recycling activities; investment, development, and trading of mineral and metal resources, as well as resource recycling and industrial developing solutions; and upstream development, logistics, and trading of energy resources, such as natural gas/LNG, oil, coal, and uranium. It also offers power, gas, water, rail, and logistics systems; sales, financing, lease, transportation, and logistics services; and invests in plants, offshore energy development, ships, aviation, space, railways, and automotives, as well as machinery for mining, construction, and industrial use. In addition, the company provides basic chemicals and inorganic raw materials, functional materials, electronic materials, specialty chemicals, housing and lifestyle materials, agri-inputs, animal/human nutrition, and health products; and logistics infrastructures services, including tank terminal operation, as well as plastic recycling and next-generation energy, such as hydrogen and ammonia and forest resources businesses. Further, it engages in the food resources and products, merchandising, retail, fashion and textiles, wellness, healthcare, pharma, hospitality, and human capital businesses. Additionally, it is involved in the ICT, finance, real estate, and logistics businesses. The company was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Mitsui E&P Italia B operates as a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
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