Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI – Get Free Report) and Österreichische Post (OTCMKTS:OERCF – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Pitney Bowes and Österreichische Post’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Pitney Bowes | -4.10% | 9.19% | 0.02% |
| Österreichische Post | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dividends
Pitney Bowes pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Österreichische Post pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Pitney Bowes pays out -25.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Österreichische Post pays out 84.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pitney Bowes is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Pitney Bowes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Österreichische Post | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
70.7% of Pitney Bowes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.6% of Österreichische Post shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Pitney Bowes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Pitney Bowes and Österreichische Post’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Pitney Bowes | $3.54 billion | 0.15 | $36.94 million | ($0.78) | -3.91 |
| Österreichische Post | N/A | N/A | N/A | $1.74 | 21.95 |
Pitney Bowes has higher revenue and earnings than Österreichische Post. Pitney Bowes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Österreichische Post, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Pitney Bowes beats Österreichische Post on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes Inc., a shipping and mailing company, provides technology, logistics, and financial services to small and medium-sized businesses, large enterprises, retailers, and government clients in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through Global Ecommerce, Presort Services, and Sending Technology Solutions (SendTech Solutions) segments. The Global Ecommerce segment provides domestic parcel services, cross-border solutions, and digital delivery services. The Presort Services segment offers mail sortation services, which allow clients to qualify volumes of first-class mail, marketing mail, and bound and packet mail for postal work sharing discounts. The SendTech Solutions segment provides physical and digital mailing and shipping technology solutions and other applications for sending, tracking and receiving of letters, parcels, and flats as well as financing alternatives to finance equipment and product purchases. Pitney Bowes Inc. markets its products, solutions, and services through direct and inside sales force, global and regional partner channels, direct mailings, and digital channels. The company was formerly known as Pitney Bowes Postage Meter Company. Pitney Bowes Inc. was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
About Österreichische Post
Österreichische Post AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides postal and parcel services in Austria, Türkiye, Germany, and internationally. It operates in three divisions: Mail, Parcel & Logistics, and Retail & Bank. The Mail division engages in the distribution, collection, sorting, and delivery of letters and document shipments, addressed and unaddressed direct mail, and newspapers and magazines, as well as online services, such as e-letter and cross-media solutions; and physical and digital services in customer communications and document processing. The Parcel & Logistics division offers solutions for parcel and express mail items; and value-added services, including food delivery, warehousing, order picking, returns management, and web shop logistics and infrastructure, as well as cash transportation services. The Retail & Bank division is involved in the provision of telecommunication products and merchandise; postal, financial, and payment transaction services; and self-service solutions, such as pick-up and drop-off stations at various locations. The company is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. Oesterreichische Post AG is a subsidiary of Österreichische Beteiligungs AG.
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