Contrasting Lotus Technology (LOT) and Its Peers

Lotus Technology (NASDAQ:LOT) is one of 68 public companies in the “Motor vehicles & car bodies” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Lotus Technology to related companies based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Lotus Technology and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lotus Technology	N/A	-0.62%	-39.40%
Lotus Technology Competitors	-154.23%	-26.04%	-9.07%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lotus Technology and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lotus Technology	$679.01 million	-$742.00 million	-14.78
Lotus Technology Competitors	$417.11 billion	$2.53 billion	-10.66

Lotus Technology’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Lotus Technology. Lotus Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

Lotus Technology has a beta of -0.09, indicating that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lotus Technology’s peers have a beta of 3.77, indicating that their average stock price is 277% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Lotus Technology and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lotus Technology	0	1	0	0	2.00
Lotus Technology Competitors	960	2493	3362	151	2.39

Lotus Technology currently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.34%. As a group, “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies have a potential upside of 7.87%. Given Lotus Technology’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lotus Technology has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

63.4% of Lotus Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lotus Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Lotus Technology peers beat Lotus Technology on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Lotus Technology Company Profile

Lotus Technology Inc. engages in the design, development, and sale of battery electric lifestyle vehicles worldwide. It also distributes sports cars. The company sells its products under the Lotus brand. Lotus Technology Inc. is based in Shanghai, China.