Critical Comparison: NSK (NPSKY) versus Its Rivals

Release Time：03 Apr,2018

NSK (OTCMKTS: NPSKY) is one of 323 publicly-traded companies in the “Private households” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare NSK to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Dividends<br /> <br /> NSK pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. As a group, “Private households” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.8% and pay out 34.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Earnings &amp; Valuation<br /> <br /> This table compares NSK and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.<br /> <img src="/membcentre/editor/attached/image/20180403/20180403100257_99651.png" alt="" /><br /> NSK’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than NSK.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Profitability<br /> <br /> This table compares NSK and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.<br /> <img src="/membcentre/editor/attached/image/20180403/20180403100347_88571.png" alt="" /><br /> Institutional &amp; Insider Ownership<br /> <br /> 0.1% of NSK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.1% of shares of all “Private households” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of shares of all “Private households” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.<br /> <br /> Risk and Volatility<br /> <br /> NSK has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&amp;P 500. Comparatively, NSK’s peers have a beta of 0.92, suggesting that their average share price is 8% less volatile than the S&amp;P 500.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Analyst Ratings<br /> <br /> This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for NSK and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.&nbsp;<br /> <img src="/membcentre/editor/attached/image/20180403/20180403100411_11875.png" alt="" /><br /> As a group, “Private households” companies have a potential downside of 0.64%. Given NSK’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NSK has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.<br /> <br /> Summary<br /> <br /> NSK peers beat NSK on 9 of the 12 factors compared.<br /> <div style="white-space:nowrap;"> <br /> </div>