Analyzing XCHG (XCH) & Its Competitors

XCHG (NASDAQ:XCH) is one of 68 publicly-traded companies in the “ELEC PRODS – MISC” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare XCHG to related companies based on the strength of its risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

49.6% of shares of all “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies are owned by institutional investors. 18.2% of shares of all “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares XCHG and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XCHG	N/A	N/A	N/A
XCHG Competitors	-97.83%	-21.40%	-7.84%

Risk & Volatility

XCHG has a beta of -1.01, meaning that its share price is 201% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XCHG’s competitors have a beta of 0.82, meaning that their average share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares XCHG and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
XCHG	N/A	N/A	-18.19
XCHG Competitors	$3.76 billion	$289.06 million	9.38

XCHG’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than XCHG. XCHG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for XCHG and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XCHG	1	0	0	0	1.00
XCHG Competitors	383	1678	2297	176	2.50

As a group, “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies have a potential upside of 4.02%. Given XCHG’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe XCHG has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

XCHG competitors beat XCHG on 9 of the 12 factors compared.

XCHG Company Profile

XCHG Limited engages in designing, manufacturing, and selling of electric vehicle (EV) chargers under the X-Charge brand name in Europe, the People’s Republic of China, and internationally. The company offers direct current (DC) fast chargers under the C6 series and C7 series; and battery-integrated DC fast chargers under the Net Zero series, as well as software system upgrades and hardware maintenance services. It serves EV manufacturers, energy players, and charge point operators. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.