KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) & Domino’s Pizza Group (OTCMKTS:DPUKY) Head-To-Head Contrast

KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) and Domino’s Pizza Group (OTCMKTS:DPUKY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Dividends

KDDI pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Domino’s Pizza Group pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. KDDI pays out 30.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for KDDI and Domino’s Pizza Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KDDI	0	0	0	1	4.00
Domino’s Pizza Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of KDDI shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

KDDI has a beta of 0.06, indicating that its share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Domino’s Pizza Group has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares KDDI and Domino’s Pizza Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KDDI	10.62%	10.70%	4.18%
Domino’s Pizza Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares KDDI and Domino’s Pizza Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KDDI	$39.86 billion	1.78	$4.40 billion	$1.00	16.17
Domino’s Pizza Group	$845.35 million	2.04	$143.05 million	N/A	N/A

KDDI has higher revenue and earnings than Domino’s Pizza Group.

Summary

KDDI beats Domino’s Pizza Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About KDDI

KDDI Corporation provides telecommunications services in Japan and internationally. It operates in two segments, Personal Services and Business Services. The Personal Services segment offers telecommunication services and other services such as finance, energy, and LX through its multi-brands au, UQ mobile, and povo. The Business Services segment offers smartphones and other devices, network and cloud services, and data center services to corporate customers under the TELEHOUSE brand. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Domino’s Pizza Group

Domino’s Pizza Group plc owns, operates, and franchises Domino’s Pizza stores. It operates stores in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, as well as leases its stores. The company was formerly known as Domino’s Pizza UK & IRL plc and changed its name to Domino’s Pizza Group plc in May 2012. Domino’s Pizza Group plc was founded in 1960 and is based in Milton Keynes, the United Kingdom.