Daimler Truck (DTRUY) versus Its Peers Financial Review
by Sarita Garza · The Markets DailyDaimler Truck (OTCMKTS:DTRUY – Get Free Report) is one of 434 public companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Daimler Truck to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and profitability.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Daimler Truck and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Daimler Truck | $51.50 billion | $2.23 billion | 268.92 |
| Daimler Truck Competitors | $4.71 billion | $359.39 million | -6.20 |
Daimler Truck has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Daimler Truck is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Daimler Truck and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Daimler Truck | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2.67 |
| Daimler Truck Competitors | 4105 | 14522 | 17958 | 782 | 2.41 |
As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 31.06%. Given Daimler Truck’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Daimler Truck has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Profitability
This table compares Daimler Truck and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Daimler Truck | 5.87% | 4.79% | 1.46% |
| Daimler Truck Competitors | -1,926.08% | -9.61% | 0.95% |
Dividends
Daimler Truck pays an annual dividend of $0.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Daimler Truck pays out 877.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Machinery” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.8% and pay out 27.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
52.2% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 14.4% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Daimler Truck beats its competitors on 10 of the 14 factors compared.
About Daimler Truck
Daimler Truck Holding AG manufactures and sells commercial trucks. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Stuttgart, Germany.