Institutional and Insider Ownership
52.6% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.8% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Hitachi Constr and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hitachi Constr | 6.31% | 9.57% | 4.81% |
| Hitachi Constr Competitors | -1,937.72% | -13.26% | 0.73% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Hitachi Constr and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hitachi Constr | $9.34 billion | $483.07 million | 11.99 |
| Hitachi Constr Competitors | $4.46 billion | $345.47 million | 0.28 |
Risk & Volatility
Hitachi Constr has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hitachi Constr’s competitors have a beta of 4.48, indicating that their average share price is 348% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
Hitachi Constr pays an annual dividend of $1.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Hitachi Constr pays out 33.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Machinery” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.3% and pay out 27.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Hitachi Constr beats its competitors on 7 of the 11 factors compared.
Hitachi Constr Company Profile
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells construction machineries worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Construction Machinery Business and Solution Business. It offers excavators and wheel loaders, hydraulic excavators, compaction equipment, and rigid dump trucks. The company also provides ICT construction solutions; ConSite that monitors machines' operational status and alarms by sending monthly operational reports, as well as notifies emergency alarms; Fleet management system, which offers real-time monitoring of dump truck for optimizing vehicle operations; and autonomous haulage system for autonomous operation of mining dump trucks. In addition, it provides parts and services; used equipment under the PREMIUM USED brand; machinery rental services under the PREMIUM RENTAL and REC brand names; and parts remanufacturing services. The company was incorporated in 1951 and is headquartered in Taito, Japan. Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd.
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