Head-To-Head Contrast: ORIX (ORXCF) vs. Its Competitors

ORIX (OTCMKTS:ORXCF) is one of 116 public companies in the “Credit Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare ORIX to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for ORIX and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ORIX	0	0	0	0	N/A
ORIX Competitors	304	1276	2724	85	2.59

As a group, “Credit Services” companies have a potential upside of 30.35%. Given ORIX’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ORIX has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.8% of ORIX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.7% of shares of all “Credit Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 32.2% of shares of all “Credit Services” companies are owned 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 ORIX and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ORIX	N/A	N/A	0.10
ORIX Competitors	$1.01 billion	$145.96 million	79.28

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

Profitability

This table compares ORIX and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ORIX	N/A	N/A	N/A
ORIX Competitors	-10.42%	-12.28%	-0.33%

Dividends

ORIX pays an annual dividend of $18.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 99.3%. ORIX pays out 9.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Credit Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.7% and pay out 63.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. ORIX is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

About ORIX

ORIX Corporation provides diversified financial services in Japan, the United States, Asia, Europe, Australasia, and the Middle East. The company's Corporate Financial Services and Maintenance Leasing segment is involved in the finance and fee; leasing and rental of automobiles, electronic measuring instruments, and ICT-related equipment businesses; and provision of life insurance and environment and energy-related products and services. Its Real Estate segment develops, rents, and manages real estate properties; operates facilities; manages residential condominiums and office building; and provides construction contracting, real estate brokerage, and real estate investment advisory services, as well as operates hotels. The company's PE Investment and Concession segment engages in the private equity (PE) investment and concession businesses. Its Environment and Energy segment provides renewable energy; ESCO; retails electric power; sells solar panels and battery electricity storage systems; and recycling and waste management services, as well as generates solar power. The company's Insurance segment sells life insurance products through agents, banks, and other financial institutions, as well as face-to-face and online. Its Banking and Credit segment provides banking and consumer finance services. The company's Aircraft and Ships segment engages in the aircraft leasing and management, and ship-related finance and investment businesses. Its ORIX USA segment offers finance, investment, and asset management services. The company's ORIX Europe segment provides equity and fixed income asset management services. Its Asia and Australia segment offers finance and investment businesses. The company was formerly known as Orient Leasing Co., Ltd. and changed its name to ORIX Corporation in 1989. ORIX Corporation was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.