Head to Head Comparison: Mercedes-Benz Group (MBGYY) and Its Competitors

Mercedes-Benz Group (OTCMKTS:MBGYY) is one of 77 publicly-traded companies in the “Motor vehicles & car bodies” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Mercedes-Benz Group to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

47.2% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are held by institutional investors. 12.7% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mercedes-Benz Group and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mercedes-Benz Group	$165.81 billion	$15.43 billion	4.73
Mercedes-Benz Group Competitors	$47.48 billion	$2.76 billion	13.44

Mercedes-Benz Group has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. Mercedes-Benz Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

Mercedes-Benz Group has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercedes-Benz Group’s peers have a beta of 3.63, suggesting that their average stock price is 263% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Mercedes-Benz Group and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mercedes-Benz Group	1	1	0	0	1.50
Mercedes-Benz Group Competitors	1012	2611	3476	162	2.38

As a group, “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies have a potential upside of 3.35%. Given Mercedes-Benz Group’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mercedes-Benz Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Mercedes-Benz Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mercedes-Benz Group	7.36%	11.66%	4.11%
Mercedes-Benz Group Competitors	-1,664.19%	-28.96%	-11.01%

Summary

Mercedes-Benz Group peers beat Mercedes-Benz Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Mercedes-Benz Group

Mercedes-Benz Group AG operates as an automotive company in Germany and internationally. It operates through Mercedes-Benz Cars, Mercedes-Benz Vans, and Mercedes-Benz Mobility segments. The company develops, manufactures, and sells cars and vans under the Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach, G-Class brands, as well as related spare parts and accessories. It also provides financing, leasing, car subscription and rental, fleet management, insurance brokerage, and mobility services, as well as digital services for charging and payment. The company was formerly known as Daimler AG and changed its name to Mercedes-Benz Group AG in February 2022. Mercedes-Benz Group AG was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.