Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP) and Its Rivals Head-To-Head Review

Ampco-Pittsburgh (NYSE:AP) is one of 436 public companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Ampco-Pittsburgh to related companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Ampco-Pittsburgh and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ampco-Pittsburgh	1	0	0	0	1.00
Ampco-Pittsburgh Competitors	4216	14736	18264	809	2.41

As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 30.83%. Given Ampco-Pittsburgh’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ampco-Pittsburgh has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Ampco-Pittsburgh and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ampco-Pittsburgh	-13.11%	-4.81%	-0.48%
Ampco-Pittsburgh Competitors	-1,035.57%	-36.60%	-0.39%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

49.2% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ampco-Pittsburgh and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ampco-Pittsburgh	$431.73 million	-$66.07 million	-2.62
Ampco-Pittsburgh Competitors	$4.64 billion	$362.62 million	6.26

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

Volatility & Risk

Ampco-Pittsburgh has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ampco-Pittsburgh’s rivals have a beta of 4.55, indicating that their average stock price is 355% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Ampco-Pittsburgh pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Ampco-Pittsburgh pays out -12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Machinery” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.8% and pay out 24.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Ampco-Pittsburgh is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Ampco-Pittsburgh rivals beat Ampco-Pittsburgh on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

About Ampco-Pittsburgh

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation is a manufacturer of engineered industrial products, serving customers in industries such as metals production, power generation and other process markets. Founded in 1929, the company operates through its Forged and Cast Engineered Products and Air and Liquid Processing segments. The Forged and Cast Engineered Products segment makes rolls used in steel and aluminum mills, as well as other forged and cast products. The Air and Liquid Processing segment supplies equipment including centrifugal pumps, heat exchangers, finned-tube products and air-handling systems.