thyssenkrupp (OTCMKTS:TYEKF – Get Free Report) and Schaeffler (OTCMKTS:SCFLF – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares thyssenkrupp and Schaeffler’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| thyssenkrupp | -3.58% | -11.07% | -4.12% |
| Schaeffler | 0.89% | 3.67% | 0.89% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares thyssenkrupp and Schaeffler”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| thyssenkrupp | $38.01 billion | 0.15 | -$1.63 billion | ($2.20) | -4.24 |
| Schaeffler | $17.65 billion | N/A | $334.43 million | $0.24 | 20.00 |
Schaeffler has lower revenue, but higher earnings than thyssenkrupp. thyssenkrupp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schaeffler, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
thyssenkrupp has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schaeffler has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for thyssenkrupp and Schaeffler, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| thyssenkrupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Schaeffler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Summary
Schaeffler beats thyssenkrupp on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About thyssenkrupp
thyssenkrupp AG operates as an industrial and technology company in Germany and internationally. It operates through five segments: Automotive Technology, Decarbon Technologies, Materials Services, Steel Europe, and Marine Systems. The Automotive Technology segment offers components, systems, and automation solutions for vehicle manufacturing, such as axle assembly, body in white, camshafts and electric engine components, dampers, dies, springs and stabilizers, crankshafts and conrods, steering, and undercarriages. The Decarbon Technologies segment provides slewing bearings and rings, green ammonia and methanol, chemical and cement plants, high pressure processing, and refinery services, as well as green hydrogen. The Marine System segment manufactures submarines, naval services, and naval surface vessels. The Material Services segment offers 3D-printing/additive manufacturing, alloys, infrastructure project and services, industrial minerals, logistics services, metals, nonferrous metals, plastics, rolled steel, special ores, and stainless steel. The Steel Europe segment manufactures composite materials, electrical steel, hot strips, organic coated strips and sheet, packaging steel, precision steel strip, and sheet and coated products. thyssenkrupp AG was founded in 1811 and is headquartered in Essen, Germany.
About Schaeffler
Schaeffler AG, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells components and system for industrial applications in Europe, the Americas, China, and the Asia Pacific. The Automotive Technologies division offers mechanical, mechatronic, and electronic components and systems for powertrain electrification used in passenger cars and commercial vehicles, such as electric motors, axle transmissions, axle drives, power electronics, hybrid modules, electromechanical and hydraulic actuators, and thermal management module; torque converters, hybrid dampers, clutches, variable valve train systems, valve-lash adjustment elements, balancer shafts, camshaft phasing systems, timing drives, and front end auxillary drives. This division provides rolling bearing application and products, such as wheel, ball, and needle roller bearings; and mechanical components and mechatronic systems for steering and other chassis applications, including Space Drive, a steer-by-wire system. The Automotive Aftermarket division offers components and repair solutions for light commercial vehicles, trucks and buses, and offroad sectors under the LuK, INA, and FAG brand names, as well as service for repair shops under the REPXPERT brand. The Industrial division develops and manufactures rotary and linear bearing solutions, drive technology components and systems, and service solutions, such as sensor-based condition monitoring systems. This division serves customers in the wind, raw materials, aerospace, rail, offroad, two wheelers, power transmission, and industrial automation sectors. The company was formerly known as INA Beteiligungsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung and changed its name to Schaeffler AG in October 2014. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany. Schaeffler AG is a subsidiary of IHO Verwaltungs GmbH.
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