Head to Head Contrast: Hitachi Construction Machinery (OTCMKTS:HTCMY) vs. Parkson Retail Group (OTCMKTS:PKSGY)

Hitachi Construction Machinery (OTCMKTS:HTCMY) and Parkson Retail Group (OTCMKTS:PKSGY) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

Hitachi Construction Machinery has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parkson Retail Group has a beta of -0.21, suggesting that its stock price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Hitachi Construction Machinery and Parkson Retail Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hitachi Construction Machinery	0	0	0	0	N/A
Parkson Retail Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Dividends

Hitachi Construction Machinery pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Parkson Retail Group pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.1%. Hitachi Construction Machinery pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Hitachi Construction Machinery and Parkson Retail Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hitachi Construction Machinery	6.10%	10.72%	4.72%
Parkson Retail Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hitachi Construction Machinery and Parkson Retail Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hitachi Construction Machinery	$9.74 billion	0.54	$643.73 million	$6.12	7.94
Parkson Retail Group	$591.08 million	0.06	-$19.15 million	N/A	N/A

Hitachi Construction Machinery has higher revenue and earnings than Parkson Retail Group.

Summary

Hitachi Construction Machinery beats Parkson Retail Group on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hitachi Construction Machinery

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells construction machineries worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Construction Machinery Business and Solution Business. It offers excavators and wheel loaders, hydraulic excavators, compaction equipment, and rigid dump trucks. The company also provides ICT construction solutions; ConSite that monitors machines' operational status and alarms by sending monthly operational reports, as well as notifies emergency alarms; Fleet management system, which offers real-time monitoring of dump truck for optimizing vehicle operations; and autonomous haulage system for autonomous operation of mining dump trucks. In addition, it provides parts and services; used equipment under the PREMIUM USED brand; machinery rental services under the PREMIUM RENTAL and REC brand names; and parts remanufacturing services. The company was incorporated in 1951 and is headquartered in Taito, Japan. Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd.

About Parkson Retail Group

Parkson Retail Group Limited operates and manages a network of department stores, shopping malls, outlets, and supermarkets primarily in the People's Republic of China. The company offers various brands of fashion and lifestyle related merchandise focusing on four categories, which include fashion and apparel, cosmetics and accessories, household and electrical, and groceries and perishables targeting the young and contemporary market. It also provides food and beverages, property, and consultancy management services; wholesale and retails cosmetic products, and trade; and offers money lending and credit services, as well as engages in domestic and cross-border trading. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China. Parkson Retail Group Limited is a subsidiary of PRG Corporation Limited.