Comparing KONE Oyj (KNYJY) and Its Competitors

KONE Oyj (OTCMKTS:KNYJY – Get Rating) is one of 721 publicly-traded companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare KONE Oyj to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KONE Oyj	7.78%	28.59%	8.40%
KONE Oyj Competitors	32.17%	-20.06%	3.40%

Volatility & Risk

KONE Oyj has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KONE Oyj’s rivals have a beta of 0.03, suggesting that their average stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

KONE Oyj pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. KONE Oyj pays out 80.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies pay a dividend yield of 7.9% and pay out 61.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. KONE Oyj lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for KONE Oyj and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KONE Oyj	1	4	6	0	2.45
KONE Oyj Competitors	109	584	918	18	2.52

KONE Oyj currently has a consensus target price of $57.60, indicating a potential upside of 153.19%. As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 68.77%. Given KONE Oyj’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe KONE Oyj is more favorable than its rivals.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
KONE Oyj	$12.44 billion	$1.20 billion	26.15
KONE Oyj Competitors	$1.45 billion	-$149.35 million	27.81

KONE Oyj has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. KONE Oyj 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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

59.3% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.1% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

KONE Oyj rivals beat KONE Oyj on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About KONE Oyj

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KONE Oyj, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the elevator and escalator business worldwide. It offers elevators, escalators, and automatic building doors. The company also provides maintenance services; modernization solutions; and various residential solutions. In addition, it offers KONE Office Flow, a connected solution that allows for personalized user experiences and touch-free access; health and well-being solutions for elevators, escalators, and doors; KONE Residential Flow, a smarter building solution for the movement of people, goods, and information; KONE Access, an access control system, which is integrated with elevator system and building doors; KONE Destination, a destination control system that reduce waiting and travel times; KONE infotainment, a communication channel for building tenants and visitors; and monitoring solutions that enable real-time inspection of elevators and escalators. Further, the company provides people flow planning and consulting services; and solutions for special buildings and large projects. KONE Oyj was founded in 1908 and is based in Espoo, Finland.