Critical Survey: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:BMWYY) versus AO World (OTCMKTS:AOWDF)

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:BMWYY) and AO World (OTCMKTS:AOWDF) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft and AO World, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft	1	1	1	0	2.00
AO World	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft and AO World’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft	6.90%	11.39%	4.19%
AO World	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft and AO World”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft	$168.28 billion	0.31	$12.22 billion	$6.06	4.82
AO World	$2.13 billion	0.44	-$41.52 million	N/A	N/A

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft has higher revenue and earnings than AO World.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AO World has a beta of -0.17, indicating that its stock price is 117% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft beats AO World on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of automobiles and motorcycles, and spare parts and accessories worldwide. It operates through Automotive, Motorcycles, and Financial Services segments. The Automotive segment engages in the development, manufacture, assembling, and sale of automobiles, spare parts, accessories, and mobility services under the BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce brands. The Motorcycles segment develops, manufactures, assembles, and sells motorcycles and scooters under the BMW Motorrad brand, as well as spare parts and accessories. The Financial Services segment is involved in the automobile and motorcycle leasing, credit financing, retail and dealership financing, multi-brand fleet, customer deposit, and insurance activities; and the provision of fleet management services under the Alphabet brand. The company sells its products through independent dealerships. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

About AO World

AO World plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the online retailing of domestic appliances the United Kingdom and Germany. It retails fridge freezers, cookers and washing machines, and audiovisual equipment, as well as computing, mobile, gaming, and smart home technology products. The company also provides logistics and transport services. In addition, it engages in the investment activities; and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling activities. The company sells its products through its websites, marketplaces, and third-party websites. AO World plc was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bolton, the United Kingdom.