Contrasting Grainger (GRGTF) and The Competition

Insider & Institutional Ownership

32.7% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by institutional investors. 27.3% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grainger	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grainger Competitors	-247.10%	-677.40%	-1.59%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grainger	N/A	N/A	13.91
Grainger Competitors	$5.54 billion	-$394.99 million	-13.64

Grainger’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Grainger. Grainger is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Grainger pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Grainger pays out 11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.0% and pay out 49.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Grainger beats its competitors on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

Grainger Company Profile

Grainger plc, together with its subsidiaries, owns, operates, and manages private rental homes in the United Kingdom. The company was formerly known as Grainger Trust Plc and changed the name to Grainger Plc in March 2007. Grainger plc was incorporated in 1912 and is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, the United Kingdom.