Critical Comparison: Samsung Electronics (SSNLF) versus The Competition

Samsung Electronics (OTCMKTS:SSNLF) is one of 82 publicly-traded companies in the “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Samsung Electronics to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Samsung Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.3% of shares of all “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of shares of all “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds 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 recommmendations for Samsung Electronics and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Samsung Electronics	0	1	0	1	3.00
Samsung Electronics Competitors	1043	4256	7575	357	2.55

As a group, “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies have a potential upside of 24.69%. Given Samsung Electronics’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Samsung Electronics has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Samsung Electronics and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Samsung Electronics	9.12%	N/A	N/A
Samsung Electronics Competitors	-617.49%	-14.66%	1.39%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Samsung Electronics	$197.69 billion	$18.45 billion	52.24
Samsung Electronics Competitors	$23.67 billion	$3.28 billion	11.36

Samsung Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Samsung Electronics 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.

Risk & Volatility

Samsung Electronics has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Samsung Electronics’ rivals have a beta of 1.59, suggesting that their average stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Samsung Electronics beats its rivals on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Samsung Electronics Company Profile

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. engages in the consumer electronics, information technology and mobile communications, and device solutions businesses worldwide. The company offers smartphones, tablets, watches, and accessories; TVs, projectors, and sound devices; home appliances, including refrigerators, washing machines and dryers, vacuum cleaners, cooking appliances, dishwashers, air conditioners, and air purifiers; monitors and memory storage products; displays, and smart and LED signages; and other accessories. It also engages in venture capital investments, cloud services, network devices installation, semiconductor equipment maintenance services, digital advertising platforms, marketing, consulting, connected services, logistics, financing, and software design activities; toll processing of display panels and semiconductors; development and sale of network solutions; manufactures semiconductors and food; provision of repair services for electronic devices; and development and supply of semiconductor process defect and quality control software, as well as digital televisions, foundry, system large scale integration, connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions, and connected services. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Suwon, South Korea.