Reviewing Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize (AHODF) & Its Rivals

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize (OTCMKTS:AHODF – Get Rating) is one of 51 publicly-traded companies in the “Grocery Stores” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize	N/A	N/A	N/A
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Competitors	1.73%	15.29%	4.59%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize	N/A	N/A	50.88
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Competitors	$31.07 billion	$704.32 million	215.81

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

29.4% of Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.1% of shares of all “Grocery Stores” companies are owned by institutional investors. 21.1% of shares of all “Grocery Stores” companies are owned by company 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.

Dividends

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize pays out 60.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Grocery Stores” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.3% and pay out 57.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize	0	2	2	0	2.50
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Competitors	1096	2655	2840	109	2.29

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize currently has a consensus price target of C$31.10, indicating a potential downside of 7.98%. As a group, “Grocery Stores” companies have a potential upside of 8.92%. Given Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize peers beat Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

About Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize

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Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV engages in the management and operation of supermarkets and e-commerce business. It operates through the following segments: The U.S., Europe, Other Retail, and Global Support Office. The U.S. segment includes Stop & Shop, Food Lion, Giant & Martin’s, Hannaford, Giant Food and Peapod. The Europe segment is consisted of Albert Heijn, Etos, Gall & Gall, bol.com, Delhaize operations in Belgium and Luxembourg.The Other Retail segment handles the firm’s joint ventures. The Global Support Office segment represents global support office operations in the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and the United States. The company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Zaandam, the Netherlands.