Andritz (OTCMKTS:ADRZY) & ageas SA/NV (OTCMKTS:AGESY) Head-To-Head Review

ageas SA/NV (OTCMKTS:AGESY) and Andritz (OTCMKTS:ADRZY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares ageas SA/NV and Andritz’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ageas SA/NV	N/A	N/A	N/A
Andritz	5.90%	23.35%	6.05%

Dividends

ageas SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Andritz pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Andritz pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for ageas SA/NV and Andritz, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ageas SA/NV	0	2	0	0	2.00
Andritz	1	0	0	0	1.00

Volatility and Risk

ageas SA/NV has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Andritz has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ageas SA/NV and Andritz”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ageas SA/NV	$12.61 billion	0.73	$1.03 billion	N/A	N/A
Andritz	$9.37 billion	0.57	$552.19 million	$1.09	9.50

ageas SA/NV has higher revenue and earnings than Andritz.

Summary

ageas SA/NV beats Andritz on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ageas SA/NV

ageas SA/NV, together with its subsidiaries, engages in insurance business. It operates in five segments: Belgium, Europe, Asia, Reinsurance, and General Account. The company offers property, casualty, and life insurance products, as well as pension products; and reinsurance products. It provides life insurance products include risks related to the life and death of individuals; and non-life insurance products comprise accident and health, motor, fire, and other property insurance products, as well as insurance services for other damages to property. The company serves private individuals, as well as small, medium-sized, and large companies through independent brokers and the bank channels. ageas SA/NV was founded in 1824 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

About Andritz

Andritz AG provides plants, equipment, and services for pulp and paper industry, metalworking and steel industries, hydropower stations, and solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors in Europe, North America, South America, China, Asia, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Pulp & Paper, Metals, Hydro, and Separation. The Pulp & Paper segment supplies technology, automation, and service solutions to produce pulp, paper, board, and tissue; boilers for power generation; flue gas cleaning systems; nonwovens technologies; panelboard production systems; and recycling, shredding, and energy solutions for various waste materials. The Metals segment provides technologies, plants, and digital solutions, including automation and software solutions, and process know-how and services; and solutions for the production and processing of flat products for welding systems and industrial furnaces, as well as services for the metals processing industry. The Hydro segment supplies electromechanical equipment and services for hydropower plants; offers plant diagnosis, refurbishment, modernization, and upgradation of existing hydropower plants; and pumps for irrigation, water supply, and flood control, as well as turbo generators. The Separation segment offers mechanical and thermal technologies, as well as services and related automation solutions for solid/liquid separation to serve chemical, environmental, food, mining, and minerals industries; and technologies and services to produce animal feed and biomass pellets. The company was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Graz, Austria.