CyberAgent (CYGIY) versus Its Peers Head-To-Head Survey

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CyberAgent and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CyberAgent	$5.61 billion	$108.86 million	37.00
CyberAgent Competitors	$17.62 billion	$4.48 billion	4.25

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CyberAgent	2.73%	10.78%	5.30%
CyberAgent Competitors	-16.13%	-15.99%	0.94%

Volatility & Risk

CyberAgent has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CyberAgent’s rivals have a beta of 2.65, suggesting that their average share price is 165% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

42.4% of shares of all “INTERNET SERVICES” companies are owned by institutional investors. 23.7% of shares of all “INTERNET SERVICES” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

CyberAgent pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. CyberAgent pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “INTERNET SERVICES” companies pay a dividend yield of 0.9% and pay out 17.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. CyberAgent lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

CyberAgent rivals beat CyberAgent on 7 of the 11 factors compared.

CyberAgent Company Profile

CyberAgent, Inc. engages in the media, internet advertising, game, and investment development businesses primarily in Japan. The company operates Ameba, a blog service; Tapple for online dating; AWA, a music streaming service; and WinTicket for online betting. It also offers internet advertising agency and ad technology services; and smartphone games. In addition, the company operates a programming school for kids and provides application and reward points exchange platform services; artificial intelligence services; and digital transformation services. CyberAgent, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.