WPRT vs. CAAS, SUP, MPAA, STRT, CTNT, BEEM, VFS, HYZN, WKHS, and PRTS
Should you be buying Westport Fuel Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westport Fuel Systems include China Automotive Systems (CAAS), Superior Industries International (SUP), Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA), Strattec Security (STRT), Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service (CTNT), Beam Global (BEEM), VinFast Auto (VFS), Hyzon Motors (HYZN), Workhorse Group (WKHS), and CarParts.com (PRTS). These companies are all part of the "auto/tires/trucks" sector.
Westport Fuel Systems (NASDAQ:WPRT) and China Automotive Systems (NASDAQ:CAAS) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.
Westport Fuel Systems received 50 more outperform votes than China Automotive Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.23% of users gave China Automotive Systems an outperform vote while only 60.59% of users gave Westport Fuel Systems an outperform vote.
21.3% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.2% of China Automotive Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.2% of China Automotive Systems 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.
Westport Fuel Systems presently has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 113.95%. Given Westport Fuel Systems' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Westport Fuel Systems is more favorable than China Automotive Systems.
China Automotive Systems has a net margin of 6.82% compared to Westport Fuel Systems' net margin of -16.10%. China Automotive Systems' return on equity of 10.84% beat Westport Fuel Systems' return on equity.
China Automotive Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Westport Fuel Systems. Westport Fuel Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than China Automotive Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Westport Fuel Systems has a beta of 2.47, meaning that its stock price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Automotive Systems has a beta of 2.47, meaning that its stock price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, China Automotive Systems had 7 more articles in the media than Westport Fuel Systems. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for China Automotive Systems and 2 mentions for Westport Fuel Systems. China Automotive Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Westport Fuel Systems' score of -0.13 indicating that China Automotive Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
China Automotive Systems beats Westport Fuel Systems on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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