Murata Manufacturing (OTCMKTS:MRAAY – Get Free Report) is one of 377 publicly-traded companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Murata Manufacturing to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Murata Manufacturing and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Murata Manufacturing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Murata Manufacturing Competitors | 2046 | 7585 | 10390 | 653 | 2.47 |
As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 35.99%. Given Murata Manufacturing’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Murata Manufacturing has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.8% of Murata Manufacturing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.3% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Murata Manufacturing has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murata Manufacturing’s competitors have a beta of -0.31, meaning that their average share price is 131% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
Murata Manufacturing pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Murata Manufacturing pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.9% and pay out 70.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Profitability
This table compares Murata Manufacturing and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Murata Manufacturing | 13.86% | 9.84% | 8.39% |
| Murata Manufacturing Competitors | -158.15% | -25.72% | -6.85% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Murata Manufacturing and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Murata Manufacturing | $12.16 billion | $1.54 billion | 41.98 |
| Murata Manufacturing Competitors | $4.00 billion | $166.60 million | 0.45 |
Murata Manufacturing has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Murata Manufacturing is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Murata Manufacturing beats its competitors on 10 of the 15 factors compared.
About Murata Manufacturing
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. designs, manufactures, and sells ceramic-based passive electronic components and solutions in Japan and internationally. The company offers capacitors, inductors, noise suppression products/EMI suppression filters/ESD protection devices, resistors, thermistors, sensors, timing devices, quartz devices, sound components, power products, batteries, micro mechatronics, RFID product, baluns, couplers, filters, phase shifters, RF switches, front-end modules, SAW components, connectors, antennas, connectivity modules, wireless connectivity platforms, ionizers/active oxygen modules, and transformers. It also offers Femtet, a CAE software that solves various engineering challenges; and provides silver oxide battery. In addition, the company provides connectivity, Wifi sensing, IOT, AI, and RFID solutions. Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. offers its products for use in communications equipment, mobility, enterprise system, industrial, healthcare, medical, personal electronics applications, and other sectors. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Nagaokakyo, Japan.
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