BEEM vs. WPRT, KOPN, STRT, GSIT, SUP, CAAS, MPAA, LTCH, PRTS, and XOS
Should you be buying Beam Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Beam Global include Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT), Kopin (KOPN), Strattec Security (STRT), GSI Technology (GSIT), Superior Industries International (SUP), China Automotive Systems (CAAS), Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA), Latch (LTCH), CarParts.com (PRTS), and XOS (XOS).
Westport Fuel Systems (NASDAQ:WPRT) and Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Westport Fuel Systems received 330 more outperform votes than Beam Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.59% of users gave Westport Fuel Systems an outperform vote while only 53.66% of users gave Beam Global an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Westport Fuel Systems had 6 more articles in the media than Beam Global. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Westport Fuel Systems and 6 mentions for Beam Global. Westport Fuel Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Beam Global's score of -0.25 indicating that Beam Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Westport Fuel Systems currently has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 132.36%. Beam Global has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 189.86%. Given Westport Fuel Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Beam Global is more favorable than Westport Fuel Systems.
21.3% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of Beam Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Beam Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Westport Fuel Systems has a beta of 2.47, meaning that its share price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beam Global has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Westport Fuel Systems has a net margin of -16.10% compared to Westport Fuel Systems' net margin of -23.84%. Beam Global's return on equity of -29.94% beat Westport Fuel Systems' return on equity.
Beam Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Westport Fuel Systems. Beam Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westport Fuel Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Westport Fuel Systems and Beam Global tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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