Grainger (GRGTF) vs. Its Competitors Head-To-Head Comparison

Profitability

This table compares Grainger and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grainger	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grainger Competitors	-249.73%	-676.44%	-0.34%

Dividends

Grainger pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Grainger pays out 11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.9% and pay out 48.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

32.7% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are held by institutional investors. 27.3% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Grainger and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grainger	N/A	N/A	13.91
Grainger Competitors	$3.25 billion	-$394.99 million	-11.76

Grainger’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Grainger. Grainger is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Grainger beats its rivals on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

Grainger Company Profile

Grainger plc, together with its subsidiaries, owns, operates, and manages private rental homes in the United Kingdom. The company was formerly known as Grainger Trust Plc and changed the name to Grainger Plc in March 2007. Grainger plc was incorporated in 1912 and is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, the United Kingdom.