Head to Head Survey: Cenntro (CENN) versus Its Peers

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

Risk & Volatility

Cenntro has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cenntro’s competitors have a beta of 1.11, meaning that their average share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

50.6% of shares of all “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of Cenntro shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of shares of all “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Cenntro and its competitors’ 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	-186.51%	-23.45%	-12.33%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Cenntro and its competitors, 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	862	2311	2605	133	2.34

As a group, “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies have a potential upside of 4.79%. Given Cenntro’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cenntro has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cenntro and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cenntro	$31.30 million	-$44.87 million	-0.23
Cenntro Competitors	$23.89 billion	$510.60 million	13.52

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

Summary

Cenntro competitors beat Cenntro on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

About Cenntro

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.