Boyd Group Services (BYDGF) vs. Its Peers Financial Contrast

Boyd Group Services (OTCMKTS:BYDGF) is one of 354 publicly-traded companies in the “Commercial Services & Supplies” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Boyd Group Services to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.

Dividends

Boyd Group Services pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Boyd Group Services pays out 118.9% 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, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.5% and pay out 67.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Boyd Group Services lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Boyd Group Services and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boyd Group Services	$3.07 billion	$24.54 million	427.62
Boyd Group Services Competitors	$2.48 billion	$141.39 million	12.72

Boyd Group Services has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. Boyd Group Services is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Boyd Group Services and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boyd Group Services	0.27%	2.70%	0.91%
Boyd Group Services Competitors	-67.36%	-119.15%	-1.35%

Risk & Volatility

Boyd Group Services has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boyd Group Services’ peers have a beta of 2.50, indicating that their average stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Boyd Group Services and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boyd Group Services	0	0	4	0	3.00
Boyd Group Services Competitors	1891	6225	8984	659	2.47

As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 11.09%. Given Boyd Group Services’ peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Boyd Group Services has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of Boyd Group Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.0% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Boyd Group Services peers beat Boyd Group Services on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About Boyd Group Services

Boyd Group Services Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates non-franchised collision repair centers in North America. The company operates its locations under the Boyd Autobody & Glass and Assured Automotive names in Canada; and Gerber Collision & Glass name in the United States. It also operates as a retail auto glass operator under the Gerber Collision & Glass, Glass America, Auto Glass Service, Auto Glass Authority, and Autoglassonly.com names in the United States. In addition, the company operates a third-party administrator, Gerber National Claims Services that offers glass, emergency roadside, and first notice of loss services. It serves insurance companies and individual vehicle owners. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.