Head to Head Contrast: Mercedes-Benz Group (MBGYY) vs. Its Competitors

Mercedes-Benz Group (OTCMKTS:MBGYY) is one of 77 publicly-traded companies in the “Motor vehicles & car bodies” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Mercedes-Benz Group to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Mercedes-Benz Group and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mercedes-Benz Group	1	2	0	0	1.67
Mercedes-Benz Group Competitors	1019	2620	3485	162	2.38

As a group, “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies have a potential downside of 1.57%. Given Mercedes-Benz Group’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mercedes-Benz Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Mercedes-Benz Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mercedes-Benz Group	7.36%	11.66%	4.11%
Mercedes-Benz Group Competitors	-1,664.17%	-28.98%	-11.02%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

45.8% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mercedes-Benz Group and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mercedes-Benz Group	$165.81 billion	$15.43 billion	5.15
Mercedes-Benz Group Competitors	$49.27 billion	$2.72 billion	13.86

Mercedes-Benz Group has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Mercedes-Benz Group 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.

Volatility and Risk

Mercedes-Benz Group has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercedes-Benz Group’s competitors have a beta of 3.44, suggesting that their average share price is 244% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mercedes-Benz Group competitors beat Mercedes-Benz Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Mercedes-Benz Group Company Profile

Mercedes-Benz Group AG operates as an automotive company in Germany and internationally. It operates through Mercedes-Benz Cars, Mercedes-Benz Vans, and Mercedes-Benz Mobility segments. The company develops, manufactures, and sells cars and vans under the Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach, G-Class brands, as well as related spare parts and accessories. It also provides financing, leasing, car subscription and rental, fleet management, insurance brokerage, and mobility services, as well as digital services for charging and payment. The company was formerly known as Daimler AG and changed its name to Mercedes-Benz Group AG in February 2022. Mercedes-Benz Group AG was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.