Head to Head Contrast: Alstom (OTCMKTS:ALSMY) versus West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY)

Alstom (OTCMKTS:ALSMY) and West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Alstom and West Japan Railway”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alstom	$19.85 billion	0.48	$160.07 million	N/A	N/A
West Japan Railway	$11.22 billion	0.92	$752.13 million	$1.59	13.79

West Japan Railway has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alstom.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Alstom shares are held by institutional investors. 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Alstom and West Japan Railway, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alstom	1	1	0	1	2.33
West Japan Railway	0	0	0	0	0.00

Volatility & Risk

Alstom has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Japan Railway has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Alstom pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. West Japan Railway pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. West Japan Railway pays out 10.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Alstom and West Japan Railway’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alstom	N/A	N/A	N/A
West Japan Railway	6.66%	9.01%	3.07%

Summary

Alstom beats West Japan Railway on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alstom

Alstom SA provides solutions for rail transport industry in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Pacific, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa. The company offers rolling stock solutions comprising people movers and monorails, light rails, metros, commuter trains, regional trains, high-speed trains, and locomotives; asset optimization, cybersecurity, connectivity, digital passenger, and security and city mobility solutions; and signaling products, such as urban, mainline, and freight and mining signaling. It also provides APM, monorail, tram, metro, and main line systems; and tracklaying and track solutions, catenary free and ground feeding solutions, electrification solutions, and electromechanical equipment, as well as cybersecurity solutions. In addition, the company provides maintenance, modernization, overhaul, parts and repair, and support services. Further, it offers various components, including bogies, motors and generators, friction brakes, switchgears, gearboxes, traction and auxiliary converters, transformers, components propulsion, green traction solutions, interiors and train control and information systems, hydrogen and battery solutions, and dispen dampers. The company was founded in 1928 and is based in Saint-Ouen, France.

About West Japan Railway

West Japan Railway Company provides railway transport services in Japan. The company operates through Mobility, Retail, Real Estate, Travel and Regional Solutions, and Other segments. The Mobility segment provides passenger transportation, station operation and management, cleaning and maintenance, construction, machinery and equipment installation, rolling stock and other facility construction services, as well as engages in the railway operations and electric works. The Retail segment sells goods; offers food and other wholesale operation services; and operates department stores. The Real Estate segment sells and leases real estate properties, as well as operates shopping centers and hotels. The Travel and Regional Solutions segment provides travel agency and regional solutions. The Other segment engages in the advertising and other businesses. The company is also involved in the operation of convenience stores, restaurants, and souvenir shops; and provision of credit cards and electronic money services. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Osaka, Japan.