Analyzing Lenovo Group (LNVGY) and The Competition

Lenovo Group (OTCMKTS:LNVGY) is one of 81 public companies in the “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Lenovo Group to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Risk & Volatility

Lenovo Group has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lenovo Group’s rivals have a beta of 1.55, meaning that their average share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Lenovo Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Lenovo Group pays out 60.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 41.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Lenovo Group lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.1% of Lenovo Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of shares of all “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.8% of shares of all “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Lenovo Group and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lenovo Group	0	1	0	1	3.00
Lenovo Group Competitors	1046	4275	7541	357	2.55

As a group, “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies have a potential upside of 12.01%. Given Lenovo Group’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lenovo Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lenovo Group and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lenovo Group	$83.08 billion	$1.91 billion	30.74
Lenovo Group Competitors	$24.36 billion	$3.78 billion	6.66

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lenovo Group	0.88%	34.51%	5.14%
Lenovo Group Competitors	-493.26%	-14.54%	4.44%

Summary

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

Lenovo Group Company Profile

Lenovo Group Limited, an investment holding company, develops, manufactures, and markets technology products and services. It operates through Intelligent Devices Group, Infrastructure Solutions Group, and Solutions and Services Group segments. The company offers commercial and consumer personal computers, as well as servers and workstations; and a family of mobile Internet devices, including tablets and smartphones. In addition, it provides laptops, monitors, accessories, smart home and collaboration solutions, augmented and virtual reality, commercial internet of things, and smart infrastructure data center solutions. Further, the company manufactures and distributes IT products, computers, computer hardware, and peripheral equipment; and offers IT, business planning, management, supply chain, finance, administration support, procurement agency, data management, intellectual property, and investment management services. Additionally, it is involved in the retail and service business for consumer electronic products and related digital services; development, ownership, licensing, and sale of communications hardware and software; and develops software and applications. Furthermore, the company distributes smartphone, tablet, server, and storage. It operates in China, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas. Lenovo Group Limited was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.