Reviewing Volcon (VLCN) and Its Competitors

Volcon (NASDAQ:VLCN – Get Rating) is one of 66 public companies in the “Motor vehicles & car bodies” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Volcon to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Volcon has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Volcon’s peers have a beta of 1.49, indicating that their average share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Volcon and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Volcon	$4.55 million	-$40.13 million	-1.12
Volcon Competitors	$44.26 billion	$2.45 billion	6.60

Volcon’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Volcon. Volcon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.2% of Volcon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.8% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 41.1% of Volcon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Volcon and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Volcon	-752.75%	-308.59%	-154.91%
Volcon Competitors	-4,070.86%	-22.89%	-11.52%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Volcon and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Volcon	0	0	1	0	3.00
Volcon Competitors	842	2203	3031	135	2.40

As a group, “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies have a potential upside of 39.28%. Given Volcon’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Volcon is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

Volcon peers beat Volcon on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Volcon Company Profile

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Volcon, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells electric off road powersport vehicles in the United States and Latin America. It provides electric two and four-wheel motorcycles, and utility terrain vehicles through its dealers. The company also offers a line of upgrades and accessories. Its products are designed for family off-road adventures, and work on the farm and fun transport around private land applications. The company was formerly known as Frog ePowersports, Inc. and changed its name to Volcon, Inc. in October 2020. Volcon, Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.