Fujitsu (OTCMKTS:FJTSY) vs. Acerinox (OTCMKTS:ANIOY) Head to Head Comparison

Acerinox (OTCMKTS:ANIOY) and Fujitsu (OTCMKTS:FJTSY) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Acerinox has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fujitsu has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Acerinox pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Fujitsu pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Acerinox pays out 40.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Acerinox and Fujitsu”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acerinox	$7.15 billion	0.42	$246.90 million	$0.47	12.94
Fujitsu	$26.02 billion	1.44	$1.76 billion	N/A	N/A

Fujitsu has higher revenue and earnings than Acerinox.

Profitability

This table compares Acerinox and Fujitsu’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acerinox	0.79%	7.94%	3.21%
Fujitsu	8.72%	17.48%	9.63%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Fujitsu shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Acerinox and Fujitsu, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acerinox	0	0	2	0	3.00
Fujitsu	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Fujitsu beats Acerinox on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Acerinox

Acerinox, S.A., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, process, and markets stainless steel products in Spain, the United States, Africa, Asia, Rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through Stainless steel, and High-performance Alloys segments. The company offers flat products, including hot and cold rolled coils and sheets, strips, flat bars, and discs, as well as engraved coil and sheet, black coil, slabs, circles, billets, and plates. It provides long products, which include wire and hexagonal wire rods, peeled bars, hot and cold reinforcement bars, black bars, profiles, angles, and steel profiles, as well as stainless steel, color coated, and reinforcement wires. In additions, it offers stainless steel products, such as austenitic, ferritic, duplex, and martensitic. Acerinox, S.A. was incorporated in 1970 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

About Fujitsu

Fujitsu Limited operates as an information and communication technology company in Japan and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Technology Solutions, Ubiquitous Solutions, and Device Solutions. The company offers multi cloud and hybrid IT services; assessment and consultative services; SAP landscape transformation services; new workplace; datacentre products comprising integrated systems, storage solutions, servers, network switches, and infrastructure management; workplace products including notebooks, tablet PC’s, desktop PC’s, workstations, thin clients, displays, and peripheral devices; consumption based IT services; installation and implementation services; and hardware, software, and infrastructure support services, as well as electronic devices, air conditioning products, and network solutions. It also provides cyber security solutions, including cyber security consulting, managed security servies, and security operation and advanced threat centers; internet of things, artificial intelligence platform and solutions; and software products comprising FUJITSU Software Infrastructure Manager and FUJITSU Software ServerView Suite. Further, the company offers electronic components, such as semiconductor packages and batteries. It serves automotive, manufacturing, retail, financial services, transport, telecommunications, healthcare, and energy and utilities industries; the public sectors; and services providers. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.