Mitsui & Co. (OTCMKTS:MITSY – Get Free Report) is one of 159 publicly-traded companies in the “Trading Companies & Distributors” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Mitsui & Co. to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Mitsui & Co. and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Mitsui & Co. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Mitsui & Co. Competitors | 1408 | 4863 | 6673 | 227 | 2.43 |
As a group, “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies have a potential upside of 4.32%. Given Mitsui & Co.’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mitsui & Co. has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mitsui & Co. | 6.22% | 10.56% | 4.72% |
| Mitsui & Co. Competitors | 2.87% | -33.64% | 3.65% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
50.9% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Mitsui & Co. shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” 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.
Valuation and Earnings
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 | 14.84 |
| Mitsui & Co. Competitors | $6.45 billion | $364.19 million | 26.02 |
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.
Volatility & Risk
Mitsui & Co. has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mitsui & Co.’s rivals have a beta of 1.26, suggesting that their average stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
Mitsui & Co. pays an annual dividend of $11.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Mitsui & Co. pays out 27.9% 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.
Summary
Mitsui & Co. rivals beat Mitsui & Co. on 9 of the 15 factors compared.
Mitsui & Co. Company Profile
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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