Head to Head Review: Mitsui & Co. (MITSY) versus Its Rivals

Mitsui & Co. (OTCMKTS:MITSY) is one of 158 publicly-traded companies in the “Trading Companies & Distributors” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Mitsui & Co. to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk and dividends.

Dividends

Mitsui & Co. pays an annual dividend of $11.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Mitsui & Co. pays out 28.0% 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 36.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings 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	1412	4861	6652	218	2.43

As a group, “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies have a potential upside of 8.89%. 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.

Volatility & Risk

Mitsui & Co. has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mitsui & Co.’s rivals have a beta of 1.28, meaning that their average share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mitsui & Co. and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mitsui & Co.	$92.97 billion	$5.50 billion	14.58
Mitsui & Co. Competitors	$6.50 billion	$363.90 million	23.95

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.

Profitability

This table compares Mitsui & Co. and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mitsui & Co.	6.22%	10.56%	4.72%
Mitsui & Co. Competitors	0.70%	-34.52%	3.14%

Insider & Institutional 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 insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are owned by 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

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.