Ahold (ADRNY) vs. The Competition Critical Comparison

Ahold (OTCMKTS:ADRNY) is one of 149 publicly-traded companies in the “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Ahold to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.2% of Ahold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.0% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.7% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Ahold has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ahold’s peers have a beta of 0.44, suggesting that their average stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Ahold and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ahold	0	3	0	0	2.00
Ahold Competitors	2243	8283	10072	459	2.42

As a group, “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies have a potential upside of 54.97%. Given Ahold’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ahold has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Ahold and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ahold	2.48%	16.43%	4.80%
Ahold Competitors	-25.86%	3.87%	2.95%

Dividends

Ahold pays an annual dividend of €0.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Ahold pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.7% and pay out 37.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ahold and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ahold	$104.46 billion	$2.56 billion	12.99
Ahold Competitors	$36.51 billion	$846.26 million	17.23

Ahold has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. Ahold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Ahold peers beat Ahold on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Ahold Company Profile

Ahold Delhaize is an international grocery retailer formed in 2016 through the merger of Dutch retailer Royal Ahold and Belgium-based Delhaize Group. The company operates supermarkets and online grocery businesses, offering food, household goods and related products to consumers. Its brands include Albert Heijn and bol in the Netherlands, Delhaize in Belgium, and Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Giant and Hannaford in the United States. The company also operates in other European markets, including the Czech Republic, Greece, Romania and Serbia.