Cenntro (CENN) vs. Its Rivals Critical Contrast

Cenntro (NASDAQ:CENN) is one of 26 publicly-traded companies in the “AUTO – DOMESTIC” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Cenntro to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cenntro and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cenntro	$31.30 million	-$44.87 million	-0.24
Cenntro Competitors	$23.89 billion	$510.60 million	14.30

Cenntro’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Cenntro. Cenntro 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Cenntro and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cenntro	1	0	0	0	1.00
Cenntro Competitors	859	2306	2601	133	2.34

As a group, “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies have a potential upside of 0.13%. Given Cenntro’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cenntro has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cenntro	-139.15%	-39.26%	-23.58%
Cenntro Competitors	-118.88%	-41.13%	-21.64%

Volatility and Risk

Cenntro has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cenntro’s peers have a beta of 1.11, suggesting that their average stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

50.6% of shares of all “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of Cenntro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of shares of all “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cenntro peers beat Cenntro on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Cenntro

Cenntro Inc. engages in the design, development, and manufacture of electric light and medium-duty commercial vehicles in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Its purpose-built electric commercial vehicles are designed to serve various fleet and municipal organizations in support of city services, last-mile delivery, and other commercial applications. The company sells its products under the Metro, Logistar, Logimax, Avantier, Teemak, and Antric One names. Cenntro Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Freehold, New Jersey.