EHang (EH) and The Competition Head-To-Head Survey

EHang (NASDAQ:EH) is one of 229 publicly-traded companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare EHang to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares EHang and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
EHang	$72.86 million	-$39.47 million	-5.94
EHang Competitors	$8.44 billion	$569.54 million	24.56

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

Profitability

This table compares EHang and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EHang	-74.74%	-32.73%	-17.02%
EHang Competitors	-278.26%	-46.47%	-4.05%

Risk & Volatility

EHang has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EHang’s rivals have a beta of 1.32, indicating that their average stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for EHang and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EHang	3	5	0	0	1.62
EHang Competitors	2152	8250	12739	579	2.50

EHang currently has a consensus target price of $6.70, suggesting a potential upside of 81.82%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 30.20%. Given EHang’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe EHang is more favorable than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.0% of EHang shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by institutional investors. 39.6% of EHang shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

EHang rivals beat EHang on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About EHang

EHang Holdings Limited operates as an autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company in the People's Republic of China, East Asia, West Asia, Europe, and internationally. It designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and operates AAVs, as well as their supporting systems and infrastructure for various industries and applications, including passenger transportation, logistics, smart city management, and aerial media solutions. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China.