Kandi Technologies Group (KNDI) and Its Rivals Financial Comparison

Kandi Technologies Group (NASDAQ:KNDI) is one of 95 public companies in the “Leisure Products” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Kandi Technologies Group to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kandi Technologies Group and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kandi Technologies Group	$108.27 million	N/A	-1.23
Kandi Technologies Group Competitors	$5.34 billion	$200.41 million	571.85

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kandi Technologies Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kandi Technologies Group Competitors	-0.81%	10.17%	6.26%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.7% of Kandi Technologies Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of shares of all “Leisure Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of Kandi Technologies Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of shares of all “Leisure Products” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Kandi Technologies Group has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kandi Technologies Group’s rivals have a beta of 1.52, suggesting that their average share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Kandi Technologies Group and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kandi Technologies Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Kandi Technologies Group Competitors	559	2377	3800	186	2.52

As a group, “Leisure Products” companies have a potential upside of 25.43%. Given Kandi Technologies Group’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kandi Technologies Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Kandi Technologies Group rivals beat Kandi Technologies Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared.

Kandi Technologies Group Company Profile

Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. engages in designing, developing, manufacturing, and commercializing electric vehicle (EV) products and parts in the People's Republic of China and the United States. It offers also off-road vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles, utility vehicles, go-karts, electric scooters, and electric self-balancing scooters, as well as related parts; and battery packs and smart battery swap system. The company was formerly known as Kandi Technologies, Corp. and changed its name to Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. in December 2012. Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Jinhua, the People's Republic of China.