Institutional & Insider Ownership
0.0% of Central Japan Railway shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.5% of shares of all “Ground Transportation” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of shares of all “Ground Transportation” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Central Japan Railway has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Japan Railway’s peers have a beta of 1.09, suggesting that their average stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Central Japan Railway and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Central Japan Railway | 27.29% | 10.75% | 5.08% |
| Central Japan Railway Competitors | 5.39% | 9.38% | 3.79% |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Central Japan Railway | $13.33 billion | $3.65 billion | 6.41 |
| Central Japan Railway Competitors | $8.94 billion | $920.60 million | 52.76 |
Central Japan Railway has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. Central Japan Railway is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Dividends
Central Japan Railway pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Central Japan Railway pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Ground Transportation” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.4% and pay out 27.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Central Japan Railway beats its peers on 6 of the 11 factors compared.
About Central Japan Railway
Central Japan Railway Company engages in the railway and related businesses in Japan. The company operates through Transportation, Merchandise and Other, Real Estate, and Other segments. It primarily operates Tokaido Shinkansen, a transportation artery that links metropolitan areas of Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, as well as a network of 12 conventional lines centered on the Nagoya and Shizuoka areas. The company also provides bus, logistics, travel agency, advertising, linen supply, track maintenance, construction and construction consulting, and contracted accounting and financial services; and manufactures and maintains railway rolling stock and machinery. In addition, it is involved in the operation of a department store; wholesale and retail sales business; sale of food and beverages; leasing and sale of real estate; hotel business; and development, improvement, and maintenance of computer systems. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.
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