Head to Head Contrast: EHang (EH) versus Its Peers

EHang (NASDAQ:EH) is one of 229 publicly-traded companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare EHang to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
EHang	$72.86 million	-$39.47 million	-5.92
EHang Competitors	$8.34 billion	$565.40 million	26.09

EHang’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than EHang. EHang 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.

Volatility and Risk

EHang has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EHang’s competitors have a beta of 1.34, meaning that their average share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for EHang and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EHang	3	5	0	0	1.62
EHang Competitors	2144	8215	12692	573	2.50

EHang presently has a consensus price target of $6.70, suggesting a potential upside of 82.56%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 23.71%. Given EHang’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe EHang is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EHang	-74.74%	-32.73%	-17.02%
EHang Competitors	-289.63%	-50.37%	-4.39%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

94.0% of EHang shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by institutional investors. 39.6% of EHang shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

EHang competitors beat EHang on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

EHang Company Profile

EHang Holdings Limited operates as an autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company in the People's Republic of China, East Asia, West Asia, Europe, and internationally. It designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and operates AAVs, as well as their supporting systems and infrastructure for various industries and applications, including passenger transportation, logistics, smart city management, and aerial media solutions. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China.