Analyzing Gauzy (GAUZ) and Its Rivals

Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ) is one of 70 publicly-traded companies in the “Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment, & supplies” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Gauzy to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

41.9% of shares of all “Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment, & supplies” companies are held by institutional investors. 14.9% of shares of all “Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment, & supplies” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gauzy	$101.17 million	-$79.27 million	-2.34
Gauzy Competitors	$598.92 million	-$51.48 million	2.56

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gauzy	-66.25%	N/A	-34.21%
Gauzy Competitors	-158.22%	-62.28%	-23.32%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Gauzy and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gauzy	0	2	3	0	2.60
Gauzy Competitors	249	926	1639	87	2.54

Gauzy presently has a consensus target price of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.36%. As a group, “Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment, & supplies” companies have a potential upside of 38.43%. Given Gauzy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Gauzy is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

Gauzy rivals beat Gauzy on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

Gauzy Company Profile

Gauzy Ltd. is a fully-integrated light and vision control company which focused on the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of vision and light control technologies. It operates principally in Germany, France, the United States, Canada, China, Singapore and Dubai. Gauzy Ltd. is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.