Contrasting Daimler Truck (DTRUY) & The Competition
by Kim Johansen · The Markets DailyDaimler Truck (OTCMKTS:DTRUY – Get Free Report) is one of 434 publicly-traded companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Daimler Truck to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability and earnings.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Daimler Truck and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Daimler Truck | $51.50 billion | $2.23 billion | 47.68 |
| Daimler Truck Competitors | $4.70 billion | $359.39 million | -7.02 |
Daimler Truck has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. Daimler Truck is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
52.2% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 14.3% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by insiders. 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 Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Daimler Truck and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Daimler Truck | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2.67 |
| Daimler Truck Competitors | 4106 | 14523 | 17962 | 782 | 2.41 |
As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 31.70%. Given Daimler Truck’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Daimler Truck has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Dividends
Daimler Truck pays an annual dividend of $0.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Daimler Truck pays out 158.0% 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.
Profitability
This table compares Daimler Truck and its peers’ 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 | -1,925.61% | -9.17% | 0.95% |
Summary
Daimler Truck beats its peers on 10 of the 14 factors compared.
Daimler Truck Company Profile
Daimler Truck Holding AG manufactures and sells commercial trucks. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Stuttgart, Germany.