Contrasting Cenntro (CENN) and Its Peers

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cenntro	$31.30 million	-$44.87 million	-0.23
Cenntro Competitors	$23.89 billion	$510.60 million	13.52

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

Volatility & Risk

Cenntro has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cenntro’s competitors have a beta of 1.11, suggesting that their average share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & 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, 12.8% of shares of all “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cenntro	-214.49%	-43.31%	-26.67%
Cenntro Competitors	-186.51%	-23.88%	-12.22%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Cenntro and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cenntro	1	0	0	0	1.00
Cenntro Competitors	862	2311	2605	133	2.34

As a group, “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies have a potential upside of 4.79%. Given Cenntro’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cenntro has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Cenntro competitors beat Cenntro on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

About Cenntro

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.