Head to Head Comparison: Shizuoka Financial Group,Inc. (OTCMKTS:SHZUY) vs. Sysmex (OTCMKTS:SSMXY)

Shizuoka Financial Group,Inc. (OTCMKTS:SHZUY) and Sysmex (OTCMKTS:SSMXY) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Shizuoka Financial Group,Inc. and Sysmex’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shizuoka Financial Group,Inc.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sysmex	10.25%	11.15%	8.23%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Shizuoka Financial Group,Inc. and Sysmex, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shizuoka Financial Group,Inc.	0	0	0	0	N/A
Sysmex	0	0	0	0	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Shizuoka Financial Group,Inc. has a beta of -0.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sysmex has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Shizuoka Financial Group,Inc. and Sysmex’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shizuoka Financial Group,Inc.	$2.02 billion	1.79	$340.19 million	N/A	N/A
Sysmex	$3.04 billion	3.57	$338.80 million	$0.76	34.07

Shizuoka Financial Group,Inc. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sysmex.

Dividends

Shizuoka Financial Group,Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Sysmex pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Sysmex pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Sysmex beats Shizuoka Financial Group,Inc. on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Shizuoka Financial Group,Inc.

Shizuoka Financial Group,Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking products and services. The company operates through Banking Operations and Leasing Operations segments. It engages in the banking business centered on deposits, loans, investment securities, and exchange transactions. The company is also involved in the lease transactions centered on finance leases. In addition, it offers corporate and financial management advisory, and bill collection services; computer system development and operation, fee-based job placement, and general administration services. Further, the company engages in the guarantee of housing loans and consumer loans, etc.; purchase of monetary receivables; appraisal of real estate for loan collateral; operation of centers for loans, remittance, and bill collection; and making, printing, and binding of various documents. Additionally, it offers credit cards services; public-offering assistance support services for corporate rehabilitation; part-time employee management services; and finance and securities-related services. As of July 1, 2022, the company operated through a network of head office and 177 branches, and 25 sub-branches in Japan; 1 branch in New York and a representative office in Silicon Valley; and 2 branches in Hong Kong and Singapore, and 1 representative office in Shanghai. The company was formerly known as The Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. Shizuoka Financial Group,Inc. was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Shizuoka, Japan.

About Sysmex

Sysmex Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of diagnostic instruments, reagents, and related software in Japan. It offers three-part and five-part white blood cell differentiation instruments for use in hematology; and transport systems for high-volume testing in labs. The company also provides automated urine particle analyzers; automated blood coagulation analyzers; automated immunochemistry systems, which perform assays on minute sample quantities, as well as reagents to test for infectious disease and tumor markers; and flow cytometers to perform analysis in diagnosing leukemia, malignant lymphoma, and HIV/AIDS. In addition, it offers cancer lymph node metastasis testing systems to detect information to help in diagnosing lymph node metastasis; and lab assay services. Further, the company is involved in the development and sale of software for diagnostic information systems; provision of facility management, office, welfare, and genetic analysis services; development, operation, and maintenance of IT solutions, platforms, and applications related to digital medicine; marketing, development, design, manufacture, sale, and after-sales service related to medical robots; and distribution and after sales support of medical devices and reagents for biotechnology, medical technology, and molecular cell analysis. Additionally, it researches, develops, manufactures, and sells regenerative medicine products; develops, manufactures, and sells biodevices; develops, maintains, and sells computer software; and offers blood DNA testing service. The company serves national and other public hospitals, private hospitals, universities, research institutes, other medical institutions, etc. It also exports its products to approximately 190 countries. The company was formerly known as TOA Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Sysmex Corporation in October 1998. Sysmex Corporation was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.