Reviewing RBC Bearings (ROLL) and Its Competitors

Insider & Institutional Ownership

52.2% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of RBC Bearings shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares RBC Bearings and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RBC Bearings	N/A	N/A	N/A
RBC Bearings Competitors	-1,947.85%	-19.34%	0.94%

Volatility and Risk

RBC Bearings has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RBC Bearings’ competitors have a beta of 4.52, indicating that their average stock price is 352% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares RBC Bearings and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
RBC Bearings	$1.14 billion	N/A	264.88
RBC Bearings Competitors	$4.50 billion	$347.86 million	-13.03

RBC Bearings’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than RBC Bearings. RBC Bearings 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.

Summary

RBC Bearings competitors beat RBC Bearings on 5 of the 8 factors compared.

RBC Bearings Company Profile

RBC Bearings Incorporated manufactures and markets engineered precision bearings and components in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Aerospace/Defense and Industrial. The company produces plain bearings with self-lubricating or metal-to-metal designs, including rod end bearings, spherical plain bearings, and journal bearings; roller bearings, such as tapered roller bearings, needle roller bearings, and needle bearing track rollers and cam followers, which are anti-friction products that are used in industrial applications and military aircraft platforms; and ball bearings include high precision aerospace, airframe control, thin section, and industrial ball bearings that utilize high precision ball elements to reduce friction in high-speed applications. It also offers mounted bearing products include mounted ball bearings, mounted roller bearings, and mounted plain bearings; and enclosed gearing product lines, including quantis gearmotor, torque arm, tigear, magnagear & maxum, and controlled start transmission. In addition, the company produces power transmission components include mechanical drive components, couplings, and conveyor components; engineered hydraulics and valves for aircraft and submarine applications, and aerospace and defense aftermarket services; fasteners; precision mechanical components, which are used in various general industrial applications; and machine tool collets that are used for holding circulars or rod-like pieces. It serves automotive, tool holding, agricultural and semiconductor machinery, commercial and defense aerospace, ground defense, construction and mining, oil and natural resource extraction, heavy truck, marine, rail and train, packaging, food and beverage, packaging and canning, wind, and general industrial markets through its direct sales force, as well as a network of industrial and aerospace distributors. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Oxford, Connecticut.