Compass Group (OTCMKTS:CMPGY) vs. ROHM (OTCMKTS:ROHCY) Critical Survey

Compass Group (OTCMKTS:CMPGY) and ROHM (OTCMKTS:ROHCY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Compass Group pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. ROHM pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%.

Profitability

This table compares Compass Group and ROHM’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Compass Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
ROHM	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Compass Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Compass Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Compass Group has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ROHM has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Compass Group and ROHM”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Compass Group	$46.16 billion	1.26	$1.40 billion	N/A	N/A
ROHM	$3.24 billion	1.31	$372.36 million	N/A	N/A

Compass Group has higher revenue and earnings than ROHM.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Compass Group and ROHM, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Compass Group	0	1	0	0	2.00
ROHM	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Compass Group beats ROHM on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Compass Group

Compass Group PLC operates as a food and support services company in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers support services, such as cleaning in hospitals; reception services at corporate headquarters; managing remote camps; grounds and facilities services at schools and universities; and others. It serves business and industry; healthcare and senior living market; education; sports and leisure; and defense, offshore, and remote sectors. Compass Group PLC was founded in 1941 and is based in Chertsey, the United Kingdom.

About ROHM

ROHM Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells electronic components worldwide. The company operates through three segments: LSI, Semiconductor Devices, and Modules. It provides ICs comprising memory, amplifiers and linear, power management, motor/actuator drivers, resistors, clocks and timers, switches and multiplexers, logic, data converters, sensors and MEMS, display drivers, interfaces, wireless LSIs, audio and video products, speech synthesis LSI, and microcontrollers. The company also offers discrete semiconductor products, such as MOSFETs, bipolar transistors, and diodes; power devices, including power transistors and diodes, SiC power devices, IGBT, and IPM; modules, including optical modules, wireless communication modules, wireless charger modules, and print heads; and opto devices comprising LEDs, LED displays, laser diodes, and optical sensors, as well as foundry services, including thin-film piezoelectric MEMS, wafers, and WL-CSP. Its products are used in industry, automotive, consumer electronics, and telecommunications applications. The company was incorporated in 1940 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.