XOS vs. CPTN, EVTV, STRT, MPAA, CAAS, LIDR, SUP, INVZ, GOEV, 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), Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA), China Automotive Systems (CAAS), AEye (LIDR), Superior Industries International (SUP), Innoviz Technologies (INVZ), Canoo (GOEV), and Commercial Vehicle Group (CVGI). These companies are all part of the "motor vehicle parts & accessories" industry.
Cepton (NASDAQ:CPTN) and XOS (NASDAQ:XOS) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.
Cepton has a beta of 0.07, meaning that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XOS has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.
68.2% of Cepton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of XOS shares are held by institutional investors. 36.1% of Cepton shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 53.1% of XOS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
XOS has a net margin of -117.98% compared to XOS's net margin of -300.64%. XOS's return on equity of 0.00% beat Cepton's return on equity.
In the previous week, Cepton had 2 more articles in the media than XOS. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Cepton and 10 mentions for XOS. Cepton's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat XOS's score of 0.00 indicating that XOS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
XOS has a consensus price target of $20.63, suggesting a potential upside of 144.08%. Given Cepton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe XOS is more favorable than Cepton.
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.
Summary
XOS beats Cepton on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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