Critical Comparison: Mapfre (MPFRY) & The Competition

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mapfre and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mapfre	N/A	N/A	19.11
Mapfre Competitors	$15.64 billion	$1.69 billion	33.93

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

Dividends

Mapfre pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Mapfre pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Insurance” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.0% and pay out 30.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Mapfre lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

55.8% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Mapfre and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mapfre	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mapfre Competitors	10.30%	11.04%	4.11%

Summary

Mapfre peers beat Mapfre on 9 of the 9 factors compared.

About Mapfre

Mapfre, S.A. engages in insurance, finance, securities, investment, and services business worldwide. The company offers life and non-life; health; accident; property and casualty protection comprising automobile and homeowner insurance, personal third-party liability and asset insurance, etc.; savings and investment; retirement; burial; travel; and leisure insurance solutions. It also provides insurance solutions for agriculture and livestock, as well as reinsurance services. In addition, the company provides pension and funeral services, as well as operates theme parks. The company offers its services to professionals, entrepreneurs, self-employed, and companies, as well as small, medium, and large corporations. It offers solutions for aviation, energy, industry, construction etc. The company was formerly known as Corporacion Mapfre and changed its name to Mapfre, S.A. in December 2006. Mapfre, S.A. was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Majadahonda, Spain. Mapfre, S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Cartera Mapfre, S.L.