Comparing OMRON (OTCMKTS:OMRNY) & Bank Hapoalim B.M. (OTCMKTS:BKHYY)

OMRON (OTCMKTS:OMRNY) and Bank Hapoalim B.M. (OTCMKTS:BKHYY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares OMRON and Bank Hapoalim B.M.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OMRON	1.07%	1.02%	0.75%
Bank Hapoalim B.M.	18.81%	14.05%	1.07%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for OMRON and Bank Hapoalim B.M., as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OMRON	0	0	0	0	N/A
Bank Hapoalim B.M.	0	0	0	0	N/A

Volatility & Risk

OMRON has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank Hapoalim B.M. has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares OMRON and Bank Hapoalim B.M.’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OMRON	$5.67 billion	N/A	$55.92 million	$0.31	112.45
Bank Hapoalim B.M.	$10.40 billion	1.15	$1.99 billion	$7.34	6.07

Bank Hapoalim B.M. has higher revenue and earnings than OMRON. Bank Hapoalim B.M. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OMRON, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

OMRON pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Bank Hapoalim B.M. pays an annual dividend of $2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. OMRON pays out 158.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bank Hapoalim B.M. pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank Hapoalim B.M. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.1% of OMRON shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Bank Hapoalim B.M. beats OMRON on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About OMRON

OMRON Corporation engages in industrial automation, device and module solutions, social systems, and healthcare businesses worldwide. The Industrial Automation Business offers sensors, switches, safety and control components, relays, motion and drives, robotics, energy conservation, power supplies, and automation system products. It also offers environmental mobility, digital devices, food and commodity, logistic and warehouse automation, medical, robotic, panel, vision, software, and traceability related solutions. The Social Systems, Solutions and Service Business provides energy, public transport, traffic safety, network protection, payment, infrastructure monitoring, management service, and DX solutions, as well as offers remote surveillance/monitoring, automation/robotics, software development, engineering/maintenance, and other services. The Healthcare Business provides cardiovascular, respiratory care, pain management, remote patient monitoring, and other solutions. The Device and Module Solutions Business offers relays, switches, connectors, and sensors. OMRON Corporation was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.

About Bank Hapoalim B.M.

Bank Hapoalim B.M., together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking and financial products and services in Israel and internationally. It operates through Household, Private Banking, Small businesses and micro businesses, Mid-sized businesses, Large businesses, Institutional entities, and Financial management segments. The company offers account-management services, lending for various purposes, deposits, and savings plans, and capital-market service; housing loans; research and advisory services; and pension advisory and retirement planning services. It also provides products and services for the expansion of a business, advanced digital services, and a service center specializing in businesses; credit for routine operations and investment financing, guarantees, letters of credit, foreign trade, and transactions in financial and derivative instruments, as well as investment services in various channels, such as foreign currency, shekels, and securities. In addition, the company offers financial services, including foreign-trade financing, financing of working capital, financing of assets overseas, complex financing transactions, syndication, and credit-risk transfers; and financing of construction projects, granting credit to customers, and issuing guarantees to buyers of homes. Further, it provides managers of mutual funds, managers of investment portfolios, and managers of provident funds, study funds, and pension funds; trading activities; underwriting services; and brokerage and custody services. The company serves households, private-banking customers, foreign residents, small businesses, financial-asset managers, middle-market business clients, and large corporations. Bank Hapoalim B.M. was founded in 1921 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.