GN Store Nord A/S (OTCMKTS:GNNDY – Free Report) and Shimano (OTCMKTS:SMNNY – Free Report) are both medical companies, but which stock is better? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.
Volatility and risk
GN Store Nord A/S has a beta of 1.46, meaning the company’s share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. For comparison, Shimano has a beta of 0.59, meaning the company’s share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
GN Store Nord A/S pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Shimano pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. GN Store Nord A/S pays out 28.1% of its earnings as a dividend. Shimano pays out 27.5% of its earnings as a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings over the next few years. Shimano is clearly the better dividend stock due to its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Insider and institutional ownership
0.0% of Shimano shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large asset managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst recommendations
This is a breakdown of the current ratings and recommendations for GN Store Nord A/S and Shimano, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sales ratings | Keep ratings | Buy reviews | Strong buy recommendations | Evaluation result | |
| GN Store Nord A/S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Shimano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Income and valuation
This table compares revenue, earnings per share and valuation of GN Store Nord A/S and Shimano.
| Gross revenue | Price/sales ratio | Net income | Earnings per share | Price-earnings ratio | |
| GN Store Nord A/S | 2.63 billion US dollars | 1.39 | 33.11 million US dollars | 1,60 € | 45.29 |
| Shimano | 3.38 billion US dollars | 4.78 | 434.11 million US dollars | 0.51 USD | 35.31 |
Shimano has higher revenues and earnings than GN Store Nord A/S. Shimano trades at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GN Store Nord A/S, suggesting it is currently the cheaper of the two stocks.
profitability
This table compares the net margins, return on equity and return on assets of GN Store Nord A/S and Shimano.
| Net margins | Return on equity | Return on total assets | |
| GN Store Nord A/S | 2.95% | 12.42% | 3.94% |
| Shimano | 12.62% | 8.74% | 8.03% |
Summary
Shimano beats GN Store Nord A/S on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About GN Store Nord A/S
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GN Store Nord A/S offers hearing, audio, video and gaming solutions in Denmark, the rest of Europe, North America and internationally. The company operates in the segments GN Hearing and GN Audio. The GN Hearing segment manufactures and sells hearing aids and products. The GN Audio segment supplies headsets, video cameras and hands-free devices for professional use as well as consumer products. It offers its products under the brands ReSound, Jabra, Beltone, Interton, Danavox, BlueParrott, FalCom and SteelSeries. GN Store Nord A/S was founded in 1869 and is based in Ballerup, Denmark.
About Shimano
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Shimano Inc. develops, manufactures and sells bicycle components, fishing tackle and rowing equipment. The company operates in Japan, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America and Oceania. Shimano Inc. was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Sakai, Japan.
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