Analyzing Cenntro (CENN) and Its Competitors

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cenntro	-214.49%	-43.31%	-26.67%
Cenntro Competitors	-186.51%	-23.45%	-12.33%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cenntro and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cenntro	$31.30 million	-$44.87 million	-0.22
Cenntro Competitors	$23.89 billion	$510.60 million	13.65

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

Risk and Volatility

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cenntro	1	0	0	0	1.00
Cenntro Competitors	863	2312	2608	133	2.34

As a group, “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies have a potential upside of 5.94%. Given Cenntro’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cenntro has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Summary

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

Cenntro Company Profile

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.