Head to Head Contrast: Mitsubishi Chemical (MTLHY) versus Its Peers

Volatility & Risk

Mitsubishi Chemical has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mitsubishi Chemical’s rivals have a beta of 0.94, meaning that their average stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

62.5% of shares of all “CHEM – DIVERSIFD” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of shares of all “CHEM – DIVERSIFD” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mitsubishi Chemical and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mitsubishi Chemical	$28.94 billion	$297.13 million	24.78
Mitsubishi Chemical Competitors	$10.60 billion	$484.74 million	6.74

Mitsubishi Chemical has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. Mitsubishi Chemical is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Mitsubishi Chemical and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mitsubishi Chemical	1.00%	1.89%	0.73%
Mitsubishi Chemical Competitors	-39.80%	2.88%	0.68%

Dividends

Mitsubishi Chemical pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Mitsubishi Chemical pays out 73.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “CHEM – DIVERSIFD” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.3% and pay out 91.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Mitsubishi Chemical rivals beat Mitsubishi Chemical on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

Mitsubishi Chemical Company Profile

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation provides performance products, chemicals, industrial gases, health care products, and other products in Japan and internationally. It operates in five segments: Specialty Materials, Industrial Gases, Health Care, MMA, and Basic Materials. The Specialty Materials segment offers performance polymers, soarnol, gohsenol, sustainable polymers, and engineering plastics; coating materials, additives, and fines; packaging, industrial and medical, acetyl, and polyester films; engineering shapes and solutions, carbon fiber and composite materials, and fibers; aqua, life, and infrastructure solutions; and semiconductor, electronics, and battery materials. The Industrial Gases segment provides industrial gases. The Health Care segment offers ethical pharmaceuticals. The MMA segment provides methyl methacrylate (MMA) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). The Basic Materials segment offers basic petrochemicals, polyolefins, and basic chemical derivatives, as well as carbon products. The company provides engineering, transportation, and warehousing services. Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.