Critical Analysis: Pony AI (PONY) and Its Competitors

Pony AI (NASDAQ:PONY) is one of 14 public companies in the “TRANS – EQP&LSNG” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Pony AI to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Pony AI and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pony AI	$75.03 million	-$274.12 million	-15.74
Pony AI Competitors	$3.75 billion	$360.72 million	20.76

Pony AI’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Pony AI. Pony AI 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pony AI	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pony AI Competitors	10.41%	5.23%	2.85%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

86.4% of shares of all “TRANS – EQP&LSNG” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of shares of all “TRANS – EQP&LSNG” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Pony AI and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pony AI	1	0	7	1	2.89
Pony AI Competitors	130	571	997	66	2.57

Pony AI currently has a consensus target price of $19.40, suggesting a potential downside of 1.42%. As a group, “TRANS – EQP&LSNG” companies have a potential upside of 11.30%. Given Pony AI’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pony AI has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Pony AI peers beat Pony AI on 9 of the 12 factors compared.

Pony AI Company Profile

Pony AI Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the autonomous mobility principally in the People’s Republic of China and the United States. The company provides robotruck services, such as transportation services to the logistics platforms. Pony AI Inc. is based in Guangzhou, the People’s Republic of China.