Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN – Get Free Report) is one of 110 publicly-traded companies in the “Communications Equipment” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Ituran Location and Control to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and profitability.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Ituran Location and Control and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ituran Location and Control | $359.02 million | $57.97 million | 16.18 |
| Ituran Location and Control Competitors | $2.69 billion | $292.12 million | -2.78 |
Ituran Location and Control’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Ituran Location and Control. Ituran Location and Control 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.
Volatility and Risk
Ituran Location and Control has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ituran Location and Control’s competitors have a beta of 1.17, suggesting that their average stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Ituran Location and Control and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ituran Location and Control | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Ituran Location and Control Competitors | 1072 | 4015 | 7063 | 377 | 2.54 |
Ituran Location and Control presently has a consensus price target of $60.67, suggesting a potential upside of 15.73%. As a group, “Communications Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 38.40%. Given Ituran Location and Control’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ituran Location and Control has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Profitability
This table compares Ituran Location and Control and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ituran Location and Control | 16.28% | 29.03% | 16.29% |
| Ituran Location and Control Competitors | 0.16% | -5.14% | 2.95% |
Dividends
Ituran Location and Control pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Ituran Location and Control pays out 61.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Communications Equipment” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.5% and pay out 42.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Ituran Location and Control has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
94.8% of Ituran Location and Control shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.4% of shares of all “Communications Equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ituran Location and Control shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of shares of all “Communications Equipment” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Ituran Location and Control beats its competitors on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
About Ituran Location and Control
Ituran Location and Control Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides location based telematics services and machine-to-machine telematics products. It operates through two segments, Telematics Services and Telematics Products. The Telematics services segment offers stolen vehicle recovery and tracking services, which enables to locate, track, and recover stolen vehicles for its subscribers; fleet management services that enable corporate and individual customers to track and manage their vehicles in real time; and locator services that allow customers to protect valuable merchandise and equipment. This segment also delivers on-demand navigation guidance, information, and assistance, including the provision of traffic reports and directions, as well as information on the location of gas stations, car repair shops, post offices, hospitals, and other facilities; and Connected Car, a service platform that includes a back-office application, a telematics device installed in the vehicle, mobile apps for IOS and Android users, and interface using the car infotainment screen, as well as usage based insurance and auto financing services. This segment serves insurance companies and agents, car manufacturers, dealers and importers, cooperative sales channels, and private subscribers. The Telematics Products segment offers Base Site, a radio receiver that includes a processor and a data computation unit to collect and send data to and from transponders, and to control centers; Control Center, a center consisting of software used to collect data from various base sites, conduct location calculations, and transmit location data to various customers and law enforcement agencies; navigation and tracking devices installed in vehicles; and SMART, a portable transmitter installed in vehicles that sends a signal to the base site enabling the location of vehicles, equipment, or an individual. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Azor, Israel.
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