NIU vs. SHYF, GGR, LEV, LOT, KNDI, FSRN, WKHS, CENN, REE, and MULN
Should you be buying Niu Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Niu Technologies include The Shyft Group (SHYF), Gogoro (GGR), Lion Electric (LEV), Lotus Technology (LOT), Kandi Technologies Group (KNDI), Fisker (FSRN), Workhorse Group (WKHS), Cenntro (CENN), REE Automotive (REE), and Mullen Automotive (MULN). These companies are all part of the "motor vehicles & car bodies" industry.
The Shyft Group (NASDAQ:SHYF) and Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk and community ranking.
The Shyft Group has higher revenue and earnings than Niu Technologies. The Shyft Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Niu Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
85.8% of The Shyft Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Niu Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of The Shyft Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Niu Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
The Shyft Group presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.63%. Given Niu Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Shyft Group is more favorable than Niu Technologies.
In the previous week, The Shyft Group had 2 more articles in the media than Niu Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Shyft Group and 0 mentions for Niu Technologies. The Shyft Group's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Niu Technologies' score of 0.84 indicating that Niu Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
The Shyft Group has a net margin of 0.01% compared to The Shyft Group's net margin of -9.79%. Niu Technologies' return on equity of 2.76% beat The Shyft Group's return on equity.
The Shyft Group has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Niu Technologies has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Niu Technologies received 112 more outperform votes than The Shyft Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.01% of users gave Niu Technologies an outperform vote while only 52.63% of users gave The Shyft Group an outperform vote.
Summary
The Shyft Group beats Niu Technologies on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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