Critical Contrast: Kia Motors (KIMTF) & Its Rivals

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kia Motors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kia Motors Competitors	-1,522.48%	-126.76%	-11.69%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kia Motors	N/A	N/A	0.00
Kia Motors Competitors	$1,479.58 billion	$1.13 billion	6.67

Kia Motors’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Kia Motors. Kia Motors 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

Kia Motors pays an annual dividend of $560.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1,848.2%. Kia Motors pays out 8.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Automobiles” companies pay a dividend yield of 149.9% and pay out 7.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

18.7% of Kia Motors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Kia Motors peers beat Kia Motors on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Kia Motors

Kia Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale of motor vehicles. It operates through the following segment: Passenger Cars, Recreational Vehicles, and Commercial Vehicles. It also provides leasing vehicles, providing vehicle maintenance services, and automobile parts. The company was founded on December 11, 1944 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.