Contrasting Kion Group (KIGRY) & Its Competitors

Kion Group (OTCMKTS:KIGRY) is one of 24 public companies in the “Industrial Services” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Kion Group to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Kion Group and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kion Group	0	0	1	3	3.75
Kion Group Competitors	347	868	978	33	2.31

As a group, “Industrial Services” companies have a potential upside of 7.76%. Given Kion Group’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kion Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kion Group and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kion Group	$12.45 billion	$389.88 million	35.35
Kion Group Competitors	$9.76 billion	$637.30 million	18.27

Kion Group has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. Kion Group 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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

57.2% of shares of all “Industrial Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.0% of shares of all “Industrial Services” companies are owned 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.

Dividends

Kion Group pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Kion Group pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Industrial Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.2% and pay out 31.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Kion Group lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Kion Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kion Group	1.80%	3.37%	1.12%
Kion Group Competitors	-13.96%	10.84%	3.41%

Risk and Volatility

Kion Group has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kion Group’s competitors have a beta of 1.16, meaning that their average stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kion Group competitors beat Kion Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About Kion Group

KION GROUP AG provides industrial trucks and supply chain solutions worldwide. The company operates in Industrial Trucks & Services and Supply Chain Solutions segments. It offers forklift trucks, counterbalance trucks with electric drive and internal combustion engine, ride-on and hand-operated warehouse trucks, automated guided vehicle systems (AGVs), and towing vehicles under the Linde, STILL, Baoli, Fenwick, and OM brands. The company also manufactures and sells spare parts; leases and rents industrial trucks and related items; and offers maintenance and repair, and fleet management services, as well as provides finance solutions. In addition, it provides integrated technology and software solutions, including automated guided vehicle systems, palletizers, storage and picking equipment, automated storage and retrieval systems, sorters, and conveyors under the Dematic brand. The company was formerly known as KION Holding 1 GmbH. KION GROUP AG was founded in 2006 and is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.