Comparing ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT) & Continental (OTCMKTS:CTTAY)

ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT) and Continental (OTCMKTS:CTTAY) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

ChargePoint has a beta of 2.25, meaning that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Continental has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ChargePoint and Continental”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ChargePoint	$417.08 million	0.79	-$277.07 million	($0.60)	-1.20
Continental	$42.98 billion	0.39	$1.26 billion	$0.70	12.04

Continental has higher revenue and earnings than ChargePoint. ChargePoint is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Continental, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

37.8% of ChargePoint shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Continental shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of ChargePoint shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares ChargePoint and Continental’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ChargePoint	-65.79%	-131.65%	-23.35%
Continental	3.71%	9.84%	3.84%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for ChargePoint and Continental, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ChargePoint	2	8	1	1	2.08
Continental	0	2	1	1	2.75

ChargePoint presently has a consensus price target of $1.39, suggesting a potential upside of 94.39%. Given ChargePoint’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ChargePoint is more favorable than Continental.

Summary

Continental beats ChargePoint on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ChargePoint

ChargePoint Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides electric vehicle (EV) charging networks and charging solutions in the North America and Europe. The company serves commercial, such as retail, workplace, hospitality, parking, recreation, municipal, education, and highway fast charge; fleet, which include delivery, take home, logistics, motor pool, transit, and shared mobility; and residential including single family homes and multi-family apartments and condominiums customers. ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

About Continental

Continental Aktiengesellschaft, a technology company, offers intelligent solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic, and transportation worldwide. It operates through four sectors: Automotive, Tires, ContiTech, and Contract Manufacturing. The company offers safety, brake, chassis, motion, and motion control systems; solutions for assisted and automated driving; display and operating technologies; and audio and camera solutions for the vehicle interior, as well as intelligent information and communication technology solutions. It also provides tires for cars, trucks, buses, two-wheel, and specialist vehicles, as well as digital tire monitoring and management systems; and engages in retail of tires. In addition, the company develops products and systems made from rubber, plastic, metal and textiles for the energy, agriculture, and construction, as well as interior design, automotive, transportation, and railway engineering sectors; and provides contract manufacturing services. The company was formerly known as Continental-Caoutchouc- und Gutta-Percha Compagnie. Continental Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Hanover, Germany.