Head-To-Head Comparison: Eastman Kodak (KODK) & The Competition

Eastman Kodak (NYSE:KODK) is one of 82 public companies in the “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Eastman Kodak to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

33.7% of Eastman Kodak shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of shares of all “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 21.3% of Eastman Kodak shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of shares of all “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Eastman Kodak and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eastman Kodak	1	1	0	0	1.50
Eastman Kodak Competitors	1119	4398	7814	380	2.54

As a group, “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies have a potential upside of 70.77%. Given Eastman Kodak’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eastman Kodak has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastman Kodak	-7.53%	-13.81%	-5.51%
Eastman Kodak Competitors	-91.68%	-30.13%	7.72%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Eastman Kodak and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eastman Kodak	$1.14 billion	-$128.00 million	-7.47
Eastman Kodak Competitors	$25.40 billion	$4.16 billion	2.65

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

Volatility and Risk

Eastman Kodak has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastman Kodak’s competitors have a beta of 1.75, indicating that their average share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Eastman Kodak competitors beat Eastman Kodak on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Eastman Kodak

Eastman Kodak Company is an imaging and materials science company with roots in the photography business founded by George Eastman in the late 19th century. While Kodak became widely known for cameras and photographic film, its business today also serves commercial printing and industrial markets. Kodak supplies printing plates, digital printing equipment, workflow software and related services to the graphic communications industry. It also makes photographic and motion picture film, photographic chemicals, and specialty materials and chemicals for commercial and industrial uses.