Analyzing Daimler Truck (DTRUY) & Its Rivals

Daimler Truck (OTCMKTS:DTRUY) is one of 436 public companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Daimler Truck to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

51.7% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.3% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Daimler Truck	5.87%	4.79%	1.46%
Daimler Truck Competitors	-1,044.76%	-15.22%	0.51%

Dividends

Daimler Truck pays an annual dividend of $0.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Daimler Truck pays out 158.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Machinery” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.8% and pay out 24.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Daimler Truck and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Daimler Truck	$51.50 billion	$2.23 billion	45.55
Daimler Truck Competitors	$4.66 billion	$364.64 million	2.24

Daimler Truck has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Daimler Truck 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.

Volatility and Risk

Daimler Truck has a beta of 0.06, indicating that its stock price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Daimler Truck’s competitors have a beta of 4.69, indicating that their average stock price is 369% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Daimler Truck and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Daimler Truck	0	3	5	1	2.78
Daimler Truck Competitors	4152	14603	18047	793	2.41

As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 28.72%. Given Daimler Truck’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Daimler Truck has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Daimler Truck beats its competitors on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

About Daimler Truck

Daimler Truck Holding AG manufactures and sells commercial trucks. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Stuttgart, Germany.