Financial Analysis: Kodiak AI (KDK) versus The Competition

Kodiak AI (NASDAQ:KDK) is one of 954 publicly-traded companies in the “Software” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Kodiak AI to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kodiak AI	-688.00%	N/A	-141.97%
Kodiak AI Competitors	-603.24%	26.43%	-8.84%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kodiak AI	$3.80 million	-$585.53 million	-1.63
Kodiak AI Competitors	$1.90 billion	$386.16 million	113.33

Kodiak AI’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Kodiak AI. Kodiak AI 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Kodiak AI and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kodiak AI	1	2	7	0	2.60
Kodiak AI Competitors	5781	21584	44978	1499	2.57

Kodiak AI currently has a consensus price target of $9.19, suggesting a potential upside of 672.06%. As a group, “Software” companies have a potential upside of 27.83%. Given Kodiak AI’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Kodiak AI is more favorable than its peers.

Volatility & Risk

Kodiak AI has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kodiak AI’s peers have a beta of 1.34, suggesting that their average stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

73.0% of Kodiak AI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of shares of all “Software” companies are held by institutional investors. 28.4% of Kodiak AI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of shares of all “Software” companies are held by 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.

Summary

Kodiak AI peers beat Kodiak AI on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

About Kodiak AI

Kodiak AI develops autonomous-driving technology for commercial vehicles, with a focus on long-haul trucking. Its Kodiak Driver system combines software, sensors and other vehicle hardware to help trucks navigate roads and perform driving tasks without a human driver continuously controlling the vehicle. The company integrates its technology into trucks and offers autonomous trucking solutions for freight transportation. It has also pursued applications in the defense sector, adapting its autonomous-driving capabilities for military vehicles and operations.