Comparing Pony AI (PONY) & The Competition

Pony AI (NASDAQ:PONY) is one of 14 publicly-traded companies in the “TRANS – EQP&LSNG” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Pony AI to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

86.4% of shares of all “TRANS – EQP&LSNG” companies are held by institutional investors. 10.7% of shares of all “TRANS – EQP&LSNG” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pony AI	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pony AI Competitors	10.91%	4.90%	2.78%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Pony AI and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pony AI	1	0	7	1	2.89
Pony AI Competitors	132	576	1003	66	2.56

Pony AI presently has a consensus price target of $19.40, indicating a potential upside of 40.89%. As a group, “TRANS – EQP&LSNG” companies have a potential upside of 13.18%. Given Pony AI’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pony AI is more favorable than its rivals.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pony AI and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pony AI	$75.03 million	-$274.12 million	-11.02
Pony AI Competitors	$3.78 billion	$360.72 million	4.91

Pony AI’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Pony AI. Pony AI 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.

Summary

Pony AI rivals beat Pony AI on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

Pony AI Company Profile

Pony AI Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the autonomous mobility principally in the People’s Republic of China and the United States. The company provides robotruck services, such as transportation services to the logistics platforms. Pony AI Inc. is based in Guangzhou, the People’s Republic of China.