Reviewing Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI) & Its Rivals

Pioneer Power Solutions (NASDAQ:PPSI) is one of 23 public companies in the “MACH – ELECTRICAL” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Pioneer Power Solutions to related companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pioneer Power Solutions and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pioneer Power Solutions	$22.88 million	$31.85 million	-5.68
Pioneer Power Solutions Competitors	$7.71 billion	$702.35 million	17.11

Pioneer Power Solutions’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Pioneer Power Solutions. Pioneer Power Solutions 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.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

10.9% of Pioneer Power Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of shares of all “MACH – ELECTRICAL” companies are held by institutional investors. 26.8% of Pioneer Power Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of shares of all “MACH – ELECTRICAL” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Pioneer Power Solutions and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pioneer Power Solutions	0	0	1	0	3.00
Pioneer Power Solutions Competitors	249	1078	1506	62	2.48

Pioneer Power Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 210.88%. As a group, “MACH – ELECTRICAL” companies have a potential upside of 9.57%. Given Pioneer Power Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Pioneer Power Solutions is more favorable than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Pioneer Power Solutions and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pioneer Power Solutions	121.51%	-15.02%	-7.87%
Pioneer Power Solutions Competitors	-3,597.40%	-24.72%	-12.14%

Risk & Volatility

Pioneer Power Solutions has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pioneer Power Solutions’ peers have a beta of 1.32, meaning that their average share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pioneer Power Solutions beats its peers on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Pioneer Power Solutions Company Profile

Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, design, manufacture, integrate, refurbish, distribute, sell, and service electric power systems, distributed energy resources, power generation equipment, and mobile EV charging solutions. The company operates through Electrical Infrastructure Equipment and Critical Power Solutions segments. The Electrical Infrastructure Equipment segment provides electric power systems that help customers effectively and efficiently protect, control, transfer, monitor, and manage their electric energy requirements. It also offers e-Bloc power systems, power systems, and circuit protective equipment related products. The Critical Power Solutions segment provides power generation equipment maintenance, repairs, remote monitoring, and equipment services, and EV charging solutions. This segment offers suite generator on a truck and power generation equipment, and repair, maintenance, and support services. Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. serves utility, industrial, and commercial markets. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey.