Comparing Volcon (EMPD) & Its Rivals

Volcon (NASDAQ:EMPD) is one of 26 public companies in the “AUTO – DOMESTIC” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Volcon to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Volcon and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Volcon	1	0	0	1	2.50
Volcon Competitors	862	2311	2605	133	2.34

As a group, “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies have a potential upside of 4.79%. Given Volcon’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Volcon has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Volcon	$4.04 million	-$45.51 million	-0.03
Volcon Competitors	$23.89 billion	$510.60 million	13.52

Volcon’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Volcon. Volcon 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 Volcon and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Volcon	-1,758.79%	-27.36%	-23.81%
Volcon Competitors	-186.51%	-23.88%	-12.22%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

50.6% of shares of all “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Volcon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of shares of all “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Volcon has a beta of -0.62, indicating that its share price is 162% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Volcon’s rivals have a beta of 1.11, indicating that their average share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Volcon rivals beat Volcon on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

Volcon Company Profile

Volcon, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells electric off road powersport vehicles in the United States. It provides electric two and four-wheel motorcycles, and utility terrain vehicles through its dealers. The company also offers a line of upgrades and accessories. Its products are designed for family off-road adventures, and work on the farm and fun transport around private land applications. The company was formerly known as Frog ePowersports, Inc. and changed its name to Volcon, Inc. in October 2020. Volcon, Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Round Rock, Texas.