Reviewing Workhorse Group (WKHS) & Its Rivals

Workhorse Group (NASDAQ:WKHS) is one of 119 publicly-traded companies in the “Automobiles” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Workhorse Group to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Workhorse Group	-357.61%	-311.04%	-75.40%
Workhorse Group Competitors	-1,453.34%	-126.13%	-11.84%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Workhorse Group and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Workhorse Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Workhorse Group Competitors	2139	5140	6397	191	2.33

As a group, “Automobiles” companies have a potential upside of 67.04%. Given Workhorse Group’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Workhorse Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Workhorse Group	$21.21 million	-$64.09 million	-0.25
Workhorse Group Competitors	$830.28 billion	$1.13 billion	7.18

Workhorse Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Workhorse Group. Workhorse Group 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.

Risk & Volatility

Workhorse Group has a beta of 2.69, meaning that its share price is 169% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workhorse Group’s competitors have a beta of 1.02, meaning that their average share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.0% of Workhorse Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Workhorse Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Workhorse Group competitors beat Workhorse Group on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

Workhorse Group Company Profile

Workhorse Group Inc., a technology company, engages in design, manufacture, and sale of zero-emission commercial vehicles in the United States. The company offers commercial vehicles under the Workhorse brand. The company was formerly known as AMP Holding Inc. and changed its name to Workhorse Group Inc. in April 2015. Workhorse Group Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Sharonville, Ohio.