Head to Head Analysis: ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) (ASAZF) vs. Its Competitors

Profitability

This table compares ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASSA ABLOY AB (publ)	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) Competitors	-61.06%	-122.76%	-1.38%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

42.2% of ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ASSA ABLOY AB (publ)	N/A	N/A	2.51
ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) Competitors	$2.43 billion	$138.82 million	22.64

ASSA ABLOY AB (publ)’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than ASSA ABLOY AB (publ). ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) 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.

Dividends

ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) pays an annual dividend of $5.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.7%. ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) pays out 39.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.5% and pay out 62.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) beats its peers on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

About ASSA ABLOY AB (publ)

ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) provides door opening and access products, solutions, and services for the institutional, commercial, and residential markets in Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, North and South America, Asia, and Oceania. The company provides digital access solutions, such as electronic access control ecosystem, wireless solutions, electronic key solutions, standalone access solutions, and wired solutions; swing, revolving, and sliding doors; mechanical products, including hinges, lever handles, mortise lockcases, euro profile cylinders, panic exit devices, door closers, floor spring, and general hardware; and doors. It offers Openings Studio, a building information modeling software ecosystem is collaboration tool for designing, documenting, and managing openings. The company provides its products primarily under the ASSA ABLOY, Yale, and HID brands. It sells its products through distributors and wholesalers. The company serves aviation, education, distribution and logistics, entertainment and public facility, finance and banking, government and military, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, mining, office and enterprise, homes and residence, retail, shipyards, and transportation industries. ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) was incorporated in 1954 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.