Analyzing Cenntro (CENN) and Its Peers

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

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	-219.84%	-30.99%	-14.94%

Risk & Volatility

Cenntro has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cenntro’s rivals have a beta of 1.10, indicating that their average stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cenntro	1	0	0	0	1.00
Cenntro Competitors	869	2315	2619	133	2.34

As a group, “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies have a potential upside of 0.40%. Given Cenntro’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cenntro has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cenntro	$31.30 million	-$44.87 million	-0.33
Cenntro Competitors	$23.89 billion	$510.60 million	14.32

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.

Insider & Institutional 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, 12.0% of shares of all “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Cenntro rivals beat Cenntro on 10 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.