Voestalpine (OTCMKTS:VLPNY) versus Suzuki Motor (OTCMKTS:SZKMY) Critical Contrast

Voestalpine (OTCMKTS:VLPNY) and Suzuki Motor (OTCMKTS:SZKMY) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Voestalpine and Suzuki Motor”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Voestalpine	$18.11 billion	0.18	$109.41 million	N/A	N/A
Suzuki Motor	$37.23 billion	0.60	$1.85 billion	N/A	N/A

Suzuki Motor has higher revenue and earnings than Voestalpine.

Dividends

Voestalpine pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Suzuki Motor pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%.

Profitability

This table compares Voestalpine and Suzuki Motor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Voestalpine	-0.08%	0.22%	0.10%
Suzuki Motor	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Voestalpine has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suzuki Motor has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Suzuki Motor shares are held by institutional investors. 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Voestalpine and Suzuki Motor, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Voestalpine	0	1	0	0	2.00
Suzuki Motor	0	0	0	1	4.00

Summary

Suzuki Motor beats Voestalpine on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Voestalpine

Voestalpine AG processes, develops, manufactures, and sells steel products in Austria, European Union, and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Steel, High Performance Metals, Metal Engineering, Metal Forming, and Other. The Steel division produces hot and cold-rolled steel strips, as well as electrogalvanized, hot-dip galvanized, and organically coated steel strips; and heavy plates for the energy sector, as well as turbine casings for automotive, white goods/consumer goods, building/construction, energy, mechanical engineering, and others. The High Performance Metals segment offers special alloys for the oil and natural gas, aerospace, and energy engineering industries; tool manufacturing, component processing, heat treatment, and coating services; and warehousing and preprocessing of special steels, as well as services, including logistics, distribution, and processing for the oil and natural gas industries for automotive, white goods/consumer goods, building/construction, aerospace, mechanical engineering, and others. The Metal Engineering division offers rails and turnout products, rod and drawn wires, seamless tubes, and welding consumables and machinery; rails and digital monitoring systems; and services for rail infrastructure. This segment serves railway systems, automotive, white goods/consumer goods, building/construction, energy, mechanical engineering, and others. The Metal Forming division manufactures special tubes and sections, and precision strip steel products, as well as pre-finished system components made from pressed, stamped, and roll-profiled parts for use in automotive, white goods/consumer goods, building/construction, energy, mechanical engineering, and others. The company is headquartered in Linz, Austria.

About Suzuki Motor

Suzuki Motor Corporation engages in the manufacturing and marketing of automobiles, motorcycles, and marine products in Japan, rest of Asia, Europe, North America, and internationally. It offers mini-vehicles, sub-compact vehicles, standard-sized vehicles, outboard motors, motorized wheelchairs, and electro senior vehicles. The company is also involved in solar power generation and logistics business, as well as provides other services. Suzuki Motor Corporation was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan.