Head-To-Head Survey: Assa Abloy (OTC:ASAZY) and FirstGroup (OTCMKTS:FGROY)

Assa Abloy (OTC:ASAZY) and FirstGroup (OTCMKTS:FGROY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Assa Abloy has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FirstGroup has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Assa Abloy and FirstGroup”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Assa Abloy	$14.20 billion	2.41	$1.48 billion	$0.67	22.94
FirstGroup	$5.93 billion	0.21	-$19.99 million	N/A	N/A

Assa Abloy has higher revenue and earnings than FirstGroup.

Profitability

This table compares Assa Abloy and FirstGroup’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Assa Abloy	10.38%	15.25%	7.26%
FirstGroup	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Assa Abloy and FirstGroup, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Assa Abloy	1	0	0	0	1.00
FirstGroup	0	0	0	0	0.00

Dividends

Assa Abloy pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. FirstGroup pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Assa Abloy pays out 23.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Assa Abloy beats FirstGroup on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Assa Abloy

ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) provides door opening and access products, solutions, and services for the institutional, commercial, and residential markets in Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, North and South America, Asia, and Oceania. The company provides digital access solutions, such as electronic access control ecosystem, wireless solutions, electronic key solutions, standalone access solutions, and wired solutions; swing, revolving, and sliding doors; mechanical products, including hinges, lever handles, mortise lockcases, euro profile cylinders, panic exit devices, door closers, floor spring, and general hardware; and doors. It offers Openings Studio, a building information modeling software ecosystem is collaboration tool for designing, documenting, and managing openings. The company provides its products primarily under the ASSA ABLOY, Yale, and HID brands. It sells its products through distributors and wholesalers. The company serves aviation, education, distribution and logistics, entertainment and public facility, finance and banking, government and military, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, mining, office and enterprise, homes and residence, retail, shipyards, and transportation industries. ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) was incorporated in 1954 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

About FirstGroup

FirstGroup plc provides public transport services in the United Kingdom. The company operates through First Bus and First Rail segments. The First Bus segment offers local bus services with a fleet of approximately 4,800 buses in the United Kingdom. The First Rail segment operates a passenger rail network that provides long-distance, commuter, regional, and sleeper services through a portfolio of Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, and Avanti West Coast franchises; and hull trains and Lumos. FirstGroup plc was founded in 1986 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.