Contrasting Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NPNYY) & Its Competitors

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (OTCMKTS:NPNYY) is one of 80 public companies in the “Marine Transportation” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha	0	1	0	0	2.00
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Competitors	448	1661	1709	96	2.37

As a group, “Marine Transportation” companies have a potential upside of 28.05%. Given Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha	11.36%	7.68%	4.57%
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Competitors	31.54%	14.19%	7.01%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha	$16.10 billion	$1.40 billion	8.58
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Competitors	$3.68 billion	$344.61 million	12.28

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha pays out 19.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Marine Transportation” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.8% and pay out 26.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

30.7% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are held by institutional investors. 29.1% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha’s competitors have a beta of 1.11, suggesting that their average share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha competitors beat Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha on 12 of the 15 factors compared.

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Company Profile

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, commonly known as NYK Line, is a Japanese transportation and logistics company headquartered in Tokyo. Founded in 1885, it has a long history in maritime shipping and serves customers through a global network of operations. The company transports a range of cargo by sea, including automobiles, dry-bulk commodities, crude oil, and liquefied natural gas. Its activities also include logistics and related services, such as supply-chain support and freight transportation.