WPRT vs. BEEM, STRT, SUP, CAAS, MPAA, LTCH, PRTS, XOS, HYZN, and CPTN
Should you be buying Westport Fuel Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westport Fuel Systems include Beam Global (BEEM), Strattec Security (STRT), Superior Industries International (SUP), China Automotive Systems (CAAS), Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA), Latch (LTCH), CarParts.com (PRTS), XOS (XOS), Hyzon Motors (HYZN), and Cepton (CPTN).
Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM) and Westport Fuel Systems (NASDAQ:WPRT) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking and profitability.
26.6% of Beam Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Beam Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Beam Global had 7 more articles in the media than Westport Fuel Systems. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Beam Global and 3 mentions for Westport Fuel Systems. Beam Global's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Westport Fuel Systems' score of 0.31 indicating that Westport Fuel Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Beam Global currently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 176.92%. Westport Fuel Systems has a consensus target price of $15.10, indicating a potential upside of 187.62%. Given Beam Global's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Westport Fuel Systems is more favorable than Beam Global.
Westport Fuel Systems received 329 more outperform votes than Beam Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.62% of users gave Westport Fuel Systems an outperform vote while only 53.66% of users gave Beam Global an outperform vote.
Beam Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
Beam Global has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westport Fuel Systems has a beta of 2.45, suggesting that its stock price is 145% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Westport Fuel Systems has a net margin of -14.97% compared to Westport Fuel Systems' net margin of -23.84%. Beam Global's return on equity of -26.18% beat Westport Fuel Systems' return on equity.
Summary
Westport Fuel Systems beats Beam Global on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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