Critical Contrast: Mercedes-Benz Group (MBGYY) & 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 weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Mercedes-Benz Group to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

Mercedes-Benz Group has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercedes-Benz Group’s rivals have a beta of 3.63, meaning that their average share price is 263% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

47.2% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are held by institutional investors. 12.7% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Mercedes-Benz Group and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mercedes-Benz Group	1	1	0	0	1.50
Mercedes-Benz Group Competitors	1012	2611	3476	162	2.38

As a group, “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies have a potential upside of 2.39%. Given Mercedes-Benz Group’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mercedes-Benz Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Mercedes-Benz Group and its rivals’ 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	-1,664.19%	-28.96%	-11.01%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mercedes-Benz Group	$165.81 billion	$15.43 billion	4.73
Mercedes-Benz Group Competitors	$1,007.87 billion	$2.76 billion	13.79

Mercedes-Benz Group’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Mercedes-Benz Group. Mercedes-Benz Group 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.

Summary

Mercedes-Benz Group rivals beat Mercedes-Benz Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Mercedes-Benz Group

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.