Head to Head Comparison: OMV Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:OMVJF) & Mediaset (OTCMKTS:MDIUY)

Mediaset (OTCMKTS:MDIUY) and OMV Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:OMVJF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Mediaset and OMV Aktiengesellschaft’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mediaset	N/A	N/A	N/A
OMV Aktiengesellschaft	4.25%	8.95%	4.50%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mediaset and OMV Aktiengesellschaft”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mediaset	$3.28 billion	0.79	$213.14 million	N/A	N/A
OMV Aktiengesellschaft	$43.86 billion	0.39	$1.68 billion	$5.17	10.05

OMV Aktiengesellschaft has higher revenue and earnings than Mediaset.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Mediaset and OMV Aktiengesellschaft, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mediaset	0	0	0	0	0.00
OMV Aktiengesellschaft	0	1	0	1	3.00

Risk and Volatility

Mediaset has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OMV Aktiengesellschaft has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

OMV Aktiengesellschaft beats Mediaset on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mediaset

Mediaset S.p.A. primarily operates in the television (TV) industry in Italy and Spain. The company engages in the content production and third-party acquisition; content distribution in linear and non-linear, and free-to-air and pay-per-view content distribution activities with a range of content centered on football, cinema, TV series, documentaries, and children's channels. It is also involved in the radio broadcasting activates; and other activities, including radio stations, movie production and distribution, teleshopping, publishing activities, licensing and merchandising, and foreign advertising concessions. The company is based in Milan, Italy.

About OMV Aktiengesellschaft

OMV Aktiengesellschaft operates as an energy and chemicals company in Austria, Germany, Romania, Norway, Belgium, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, the rest of Central and Eastern Europe, the rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Chemicals & Materials, Fuels & Feedstock, and Energy. The company engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the regions of Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the North Sea, and the Asia Pacific; and refining and marketing of fuels and feedstock, as well as supply, marketing, trading, and logistics of gas in Romania and Turkey. In addition, the company provides advanced and circular polyolefin solutions, and base chemicals, as well as engages in the recycling of plastics. It has refineries in Europe, Schwechat, and Burghausen; filling stations in eight European countries; and gas storage facilities in Austria and Germany, as well as a gas-fired power plant in Romania. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.