WeRide (WRD) & Its Rivals Head to Head Review

WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD) is one of 71 publicly-traded companies in the “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare WeRide to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares WeRide and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
WeRide	$410.45 million	-$350.09 million	-3.28
WeRide Competitors	$6.67 billion	$183.42 million	25.12

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

Profitability

This table compares WeRide and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WeRide	-595.64%	-49.03%	-28.72%
WeRide Competitors	-1,718.10%	-139.93%	-7.85%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for WeRide and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WeRide	0	0	1	0	3.00
WeRide Competitors	576	3209	4506	210	2.51

WeRide presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.00%. As a group, “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” companies have a potential upside of 6.09%. Given WeRide’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe WeRide is more favorable than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

66.2% of shares of all “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” companies are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of shares of all “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

WeRide rivals beat WeRide on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

WeRide Company Profile

WeRide, Inc. engages in the development of an autonomous driving technology platform. It offers Robotaxi, Robobus, Robovan, Robosweeper, and advanced driving solutions, providing smart services in online ride-hailing, on-demand transport, urban logistics, and environmental sanitation. The company was founded by Tony Xu Han and Yan Li in February 2017 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.