Commerzbank (OTCMKTS:CRZBY) vs. Spectris (OTCMKTS:SEPJY) Financial Survey

Commerzbank (OTCMKTS:CRZBY) and Spectris (OTCMKTS:SEPJY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Commerzbank and Spectris, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Commerzbank	0	1	1	0	2.50
Spectris	0	0	1	1	3.50

Dividends

Commerzbank pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Spectris pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Commerzbank pays out 13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Commerzbank and Spectris”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Commerzbank	$22.00 billion	1.43	$2.41 billion	$1.91	13.89
Spectris	$1.80 billion	1.83	$180.86 million	N/A	N/A

Commerzbank has higher revenue and earnings than Spectris.

Profitability

This table compares Commerzbank and Spectris’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Commerzbank	8.55%	6.33%	0.39%
Spectris	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Commerzbank has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spectris has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Commerzbank beats Spectris on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Commerzbank

Commerzbank AG provides banking and capital market products and services to private and small business customers, corporate, financial service providers, and institutional clients in Germany, rest of Europe, the Americas, Asia, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Private and Small-Business Customers, and Corporate Clients. The company offers saving, checking, business, and current accounts; term deposits; pension; credit and debit cards; payment solutions; overdraft services; various loans; and insurance products. It also provides trade securities; treasury management; corporate financing; real estate financing; financing advisory; merger and acquisition; foreign trade; trade financing; asset and risk management; and online banking, as well as wealth management services. Commerzbank AG was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

About Spectris

Spectris plc provides precision measurement solutions worldwide. It operates through Spectris Scientific, Spectris Dynamics, and Other segments. The Spectris Scientific segment provides advanced sensors and instruments used to measure, analyze, and characterize materials; and monitor ultra-clean manufacturing environments. Spectris Dynamics segment offers differentiated sensing, data acquisition, analysis modelling, and simulation solutions for product development and enhance product performance. The Other segment operates high-value precision in-line sensing and monitoring businesses. It serves life sciences/pharmaceuticals, technology-led industrials, automotive, electronics and semiconductor, academic research, and other markets, as well as metals, minerals, and mining. The company was formerly known as Fairey Group plc and changed its name to Spectris plc in May 2001. Spectris plc was incorporated in 1986 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.