Daimler Truck (DTRUY) & Its Peers Head-To-Head Review

Daimler Truck (OTCMKTS:DTRUY) is one of 436 publicly-traded companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Daimler Truck to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Daimler Truck and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Daimler Truck	0	3	5	1	2.78
Daimler Truck Competitors	4143	14567	17995	788	2.41

As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 30.56%. Given Daimler Truck’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Daimler Truck has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Daimler Truck	5.87%	4.79%	1.46%
Daimler Truck Competitors	-1,044.73%	-15.17%	0.52%

Dividends

Daimler Truck pays an annual dividend of $0.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Daimler Truck pays out 158.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Machinery” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.8% and pay out 24.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk and Volatility

Daimler Truck has a beta of 0.06, suggesting that its stock price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Daimler Truck’s rivals have a beta of 4.69, suggesting that their average stock price is 369% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Daimler Truck and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Daimler Truck	$51.50 billion	$2.23 billion	45.74
Daimler Truck Competitors	$4.71 billion	$366.14 million	1.82

Daimler Truck has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Daimler Truck 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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

51.7% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.3% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Daimler Truck beats its rivals on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

Daimler Truck Company Profile

Daimler Truck Holding AG manufactures and sells commercial trucks. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Stuttgart, Germany.