Kion Group (KIGRY) and Its Rivals Financial Survey

Kion Group (OTCMKTS:KIGRY) is one of 24 publicly-traded companies in the “Industrial Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Kion Group to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Kion Group pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Kion Group pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Industrial Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.3% and pay out 33.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kion Group	1.80%	3.39%	1.12%
Kion Group Competitors	-13.96%	10.84%	3.41%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

57.2% of shares of all “Industrial Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.0% of shares of all “Industrial Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Kion Group has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kion Group’s rivals have a beta of 1.16, indicating that their average stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Kion Group and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kion Group	0	0	1	3	3.75
Kion Group Competitors	348	870	979	33	2.31

As a group, “Industrial Services” companies have a potential upside of 6.88%. Given Kion Group’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kion Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kion Group and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kion Group	$12.45 billion	$389.88 million	36.50
Kion Group Competitors	$9.75 billion	$637.30 million	18.21

Kion Group has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. Kion Group 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.

Summary

Kion Group rivals beat Kion Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Kion Group Company Profile

KION GROUP AG provides industrial trucks and supply chain solutions worldwide. The company operates in Industrial Trucks & Services and Supply Chain Solutions segments. It offers forklift trucks, counterbalance trucks with electric drive and internal combustion engine, ride-on and hand-operated warehouse trucks, automated guided vehicle systems (AGVs), and towing vehicles under the Linde, STILL, Baoli, Fenwick, and OM brands. The company also manufactures and sells spare parts; leases and rents industrial trucks and related items; and offers maintenance and repair, and fleet management services, as well as provides finance solutions. In addition, it provides integrated technology and software solutions, including automated guided vehicle systems, palletizers, storage and picking equipment, automated storage and retrieval systems, sorters, and conveyors under the Dematic brand. The company was formerly known as KION Holding 1 GmbH. KION GROUP AG was founded in 2006 and is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.