Cenntro (CENN) vs. Its Rivals Financial Contrast

Cenntro (NASDAQ:CENN) is one of 26 publicly-traded companies in the “AUTO – DOMESTIC” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Cenntro to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Cenntro and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cenntro	1	0	0	0	1.00
Cenntro Competitors	854	2299	2597	133	2.34

As a group, “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies have a potential downside of 3.98%. Given Cenntro’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cenntro has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cenntro	$31.30 million	-$44.87 million	-0.31
Cenntro Competitors	$23.88 billion	$510.60 million	15.39

Cenntro’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Cenntro. Cenntro 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cenntro	-139.15%	-39.26%	-23.58%
Cenntro Competitors	-131.78%	-40.71%	-21.71%

Risk & Volatility

Cenntro has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cenntro’s peers have a beta of 1.03, indicating that their average stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

50.6% of shares of all “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of Cenntro shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of shares of all “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Cenntro peers beat Cenntro on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Cenntro Company Profile

Cenntro Inc. engages in the design, development, and manufacture of electric light and medium-duty commercial vehicles in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Its purpose-built electric commercial vehicles are designed to serve various fleet and municipal organizations in support of city services, last-mile delivery, and other commercial applications. The company sells its products under the Metro, Logistar, Logimax, Avantier, Teemak, and Antric One names. Cenntro Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Freehold, New Jersey.