XOS vs. CPTN, EVTV, STRT, SUP, CAAS, MPAA, INVZ, GOEV, AEVA, and CVGI
Should you be buying XOS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of XOS include Cepton (CPTN), Envirotech Vehicles (EVTV), Strattec Security (STRT), Superior Industries International (SUP), China Automotive Systems (CAAS), Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA), Innoviz Technologies (INVZ), Canoo (GOEV), Aeva Technologies (AEVA), and Commercial Vehicle Group (CVGI). These companies are all part of the "motor vehicle parts & accessories" industry.
XOS (NASDAQ:XOS) and Cepton (NASDAQ:CPTN) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and community ranking.
12.9% of XOS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of Cepton shares are held by institutional investors. 53.1% of XOS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.2% of Cepton shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
XOS has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cepton has a beta of 0.07, indicating that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500.
XOS received 9 more outperform votes than Cepton when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 41.38% of users gave XOS an outperform vote while only 30.00% of users gave Cepton an outperform vote.
Cepton has lower revenue, but higher earnings than XOS. Cepton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XOS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
XOS presently has a consensus price target of $20.63, indicating a potential upside of 171.38%. Given XOS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe XOS is more favorable than Cepton.
XOS has a net margin of -170.35% compared to Cepton's net margin of -300.64%. Cepton's return on equity of 0.00% beat XOS's return on equity.
In the previous week, Cepton had 9 more articles in the media than XOS. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Cepton and 5 mentions for XOS. Cepton's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat XOS's score of 0.22 indicating that Cepton is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
XOS beats Cepton on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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