CPTN vs. XOS, EVTV, ISPO, PRST, STRT, SUP, CAAS, MPAA, ZFOX, and INVZ
Should you be buying Cepton stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cepton include XOS (XOS), Envirotech Vehicles (EVTV), Inspirato (ISPO), Presto Automation (PRST), Strattec Security (STRT), Superior Industries International (SUP), China Automotive Systems (CAAS), Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA), ZeroFox (ZFOX), and Innoviz Technologies (INVZ).
Cepton (NASDAQ:CPTN) and XOS (NASDAQ:XOS) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.
XOS has a net margin of -170.35% compared to Cepton's net margin of -371.83%. Cepton's return on equity of 0.00% beat XOS's return on equity.
68.2% of Cepton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of XOS shares are held by institutional investors. 38.2% of Cepton shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.1% of XOS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Cepton has a beta of 0.07, indicating that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XOS has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Cepton has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 has a consensus target price of $20.63, suggesting a potential upside of 169.08%. Given XOS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe XOS is more favorable than Cepton.
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.
In the previous week, Cepton had 1 more articles in the media than XOS. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Cepton and 6 mentions for XOS. Cepton's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat XOS's score of 0.34 indicating that Cepton is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
XOS beats Cepton on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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