Monro Muffler Brake (NASDAQ:MNRO – Get Free Report) is one of 285 publicly-traded companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Monro Muffler Brake to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Volatility & Risk
Monro Muffler Brake has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monro Muffler Brake’s competitors have a beta of 1.92, indicating that their average share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
Monro Muffler Brake pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Monro Muffler Brake pays out -11,200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.0% and pay out 35.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Monro Muffler Brake is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Profitability
This table compares Monro Muffler Brake and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Monro Muffler Brake | 0.07% | -0.35% | -0.13% |
| Monro Muffler Brake Competitors | -3.69% | -13.97% | 3.17% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Monro Muffler Brake and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Monro Muffler Brake | $1.16 billion | $2.17 million | -1,131.00 |
| Monro Muffler Brake Competitors | $7.13 billion | $386.47 million | 33.12 |
Monro Muffler Brake’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Monro Muffler Brake. Monro Muffler Brake is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Monro Muffler Brake and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Monro Muffler Brake | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.20 |
| Monro Muffler Brake Competitors | 3667 | 15581 | 21610 | 590 | 2.46 |
Monro Muffler Brake currently has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 103.36%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 4.92%. Given Monro Muffler Brake’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Monro Muffler Brake is more favorable than its competitors.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
51.6% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Monro Muffler Brake shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Monro Muffler Brake competitors beat Monro Muffler Brake on 10 of the 15 factors compared.
Monro Muffler Brake Company Profile
Monro, Inc. provides automotive undercar repair, and tire sales and services in the United States. It offers replacement tires and tire related services, automotive undercar repair services, and routine maintenance services primarily to passenger cars, light trucks, and vans. The company also provides other products and services for brakes; mufflers and exhaust systems; and steering, drive train, suspension, and wheel alignment. In addition, it operates stores under the brand names of Monro Auto Service and Tire Centers, Tire Choice Auto Service Centers, Mr. Tire Auto Service Centers, Car-X Tire & Auto, Tire Warehouse Tires for Less, Ken Towery's Tire & Auto Care, Mountain View Tire & Auto Service, and Tire Barn Warehouse. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
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