Bridgestone (OTCMKTS:BRDCY – Get Free Report) is one of 119 publicly-traded companies in the “Automobiles” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Bridgestone to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Bridgestone and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bridgestone | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Bridgestone Competitors | -1,522.64% | -127.01% | -11.73% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Bridgestone and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bridgestone | $29.63 billion | $2.19 billion | 19.98 |
| Bridgestone Competitors | $1,479.55 billion | $1.13 billion | 6.59 |
Risk & Volatility
Bridgestone has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgestone’s peers have a beta of 0.96, meaning that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Bridgestone and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Bridgestone | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2.80 |
| Bridgestone Competitors | 2042 | 5034 | 6309 | 188 | 2.34 |
As a group, “Automobiles” companies have a potential upside of 72.46%. Given Bridgestone’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bridgestone has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Dividends
Bridgestone pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Bridgestone pays out 34.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Automobiles” companies pay a dividend yield of 149.5% and pay out 7.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Bridgestone lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
39.1% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are held by institutional investors. 57.1% of Bridgestone shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Bridgestone beats its peers on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
Bridgestone Company Profile
Bridgestone Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells tires and rubber products. The company offers tires and tire tubes for passenger cars, trucks, buses, construction and off-road mining vehicles, industrial and agricultural machinery, aircraft, motorcycles, scooters, and other vehicles; automotive parts; automotive maintenance and repair services; and raw materials for tires and other products. It also provides chemical products, such as belts, hoses, rubber crawlers/MT pads, resin piping systems, seismic isolation rubbers, bridge rubber bearings, and block type rubber covered chain type bridge fall prevention devices. In addition, the company offers golf balls, golf clubs, and other sporting goods; bicycles, bicycle-related goods, and others; and finance and other services. It has operations in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Russia, the Middle East, India, Africa, China, Asia, Oceania, Oceania, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 1931 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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