Lotus Technology (LOT) versus Its Peers Head to Head Analysis

Lotus Technology (NASDAQ:LOT) is one of 680 publicly-traded companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Lotus Technology to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

63.4% of Lotus Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.5% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lotus Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lotus Technology and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lotus Technology	$137.17 million	$10.84 million	169.00
Lotus Technology Competitors	$1.10 billion	-$74.71 million	45.01

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Lotus Technology and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lotus Technology	0	0	0	0	N/A
Lotus Technology Competitors	120	563	900	14	2.51

As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 94.65%. Given Lotus Technology’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lotus Technology has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lotus Technology	N/A	-4.09%	0.33%
Lotus Technology Competitors	-46.33%	-55.42%	-1.48%

Volatility and Risk

Lotus Technology has a beta of -0.16, meaning that its stock price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lotus Technology’s competitors have a beta of 0.04, meaning that their average stock price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lotus Technology beats its competitors on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

About Lotus Technology

Lotus Technology Inc. engagers in the design, development, and sale of sports luxury lifestyle battery electric vehicles. It offers electric sports car models, including Eletre and Emeya. The company is based in Shanghai, China.