Analyzing OMV (OMVKY) and The Competition

OMV (OTCMKTS:OMVKY) is one of 21 publicly-traded companies in the “OIL – INTL INTGD” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare OMV to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

36.0% of shares of all “OIL – INTL INTGD” companies are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of shares of all “OIL – INTL INTGD” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for OMV and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OMV	0	0	0	1	4.00
OMV Competitors	455	1721	1962	110	2.41

As a group, “OIL – INTL INTGD” companies have a potential upside of 21.43%. Given OMV’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe OMV has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Dividends

OMV pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. OMV pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “OIL – INTL INTGD” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.6% and pay out 78.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OMV	3.27%	7.36%	3.71%
OMV Competitors	5.32%	9.17%	4.47%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares OMV and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
OMV	$36.77 billion	$1.57 billion	5.28
OMV Competitors	$83.19 billion	$5.62 billion	83.49

OMV’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than OMV. OMV 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.

Risk & Volatility

OMV has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OMV’s competitors have a beta of 0.76, suggesting that their average share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

OMV competitors beat OMV on 12 of the 15 factors compared.

OMV Company Profile

OMV Aktiengesellschaft operates as an energy and chemicals company in Austria, Germany, Romania, Norway, Belgium, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, the rest of Central and Eastern Europe, the rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Chemicals & Materials, Fuels & Feedstock, and Energy. The company engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the regions of Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the North Sea, and the Asia Pacific; and refining and marketing of fuels and feedstock, as well as supply, marketing, trading, and logistics of gas in Romania and Turkey. In addition, the company provides advanced and circular polyolefin solutions, and base chemicals, as well as engages in the recycling of plastics. It has refineries in Europe, Schwechat, and Burghausen; filling stations in eight European countries; and gas storage facilities in Austria and Germany, as well as a gas-fired power plant in Romania. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.