Reviewing Sampo Oyj (SAXPF) and Its Peers

Profitability

This table compares Sampo Oyj and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sampo Oyj	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sampo Oyj Competitors	9.70%	10.74%	3.96%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

33.6% of Sampo Oyj shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.7% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sampo Oyj and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sampo Oyj	N/A	N/A	3.79
Sampo Oyj Competitors	$15.53 billion	$1.69 billion	33.86

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

Dividends

Sampo Oyj pays an annual dividend of $1.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.8%. Sampo Oyj pays out 59.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Insurance” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.0% and pay out 29.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Sampo Oyj rivals beat Sampo Oyj on 8 of the 9 factors compared.

About Sampo Oyj

Sampo Oyj, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of non-life insurance products and services in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, and the United Kingdom. The company operates through If, Topdanmark, Hastings, Mandatum, and Holding segments. It offers property, casualty, liability, accident, sickness, household, homeowner, motor, travel, marine, aviation, transport, forest, livestock, health, workers compensation, car, van, and bike insurance services, as well as reinsurance services. The company was founded in 1909 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.