Contrasting Fanuc (FANUF) and The Competition

Fanuc (OTCMKTS:FANUF) is one of 186 public companies in the “Specialty Industrial Machinery” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Fanuc to related companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Fanuc pays an annual dividend of C$178.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 625.2%. Fanuc pays out 22.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Specialty Industrial Machinery” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.4% and pay out 28.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Fanuc is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Fanuc and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fanuc	N/A	N/A	0.04
Fanuc Competitors	$4.73 billion	$384.56 million	510.02

Fanuc’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Fanuc. Fanuc 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

35.3% of Fanuc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.3% of shares of all “Specialty Industrial Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.0% of shares of all “Specialty Industrial Machinery” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Fanuc and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fanuc	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fanuc Competitors	-8.11%	-6.22%	1.03%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Fanuc and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fanuc	0	0	0	0	N/A
Fanuc Competitors	1203	4979	6282	98	2.42

As a group, “Specialty Industrial Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 17.01%. Given Fanuc’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fanuc has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Fanuc peers beat Fanuc on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

Fanuc Company Profile

Fanuc Corporation provides factory automation products in Japan, the Americas, Europe, China, the rest of Asia, and internationally. The company offers CNC series products, servo motors, lasers, robots, compact machining centers, electric injection molding machines, wire electrical discharge machines, and ultra-precision machines. It also provides FANUC intelligent edge link and drive system, an open platform for the manufacturing industry. Fanuc Corporation was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Yamanashi, Japan.