Financial Review: Lotus Technology (LOT) vs. Its Competitors

Lotus Technology (NASDAQ:LOT) is one of 660 publicly-traded companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Lotus Technology to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Lotus Technology has a beta of -0.16, indicating that its stock price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lotus Technology’s competitors have a beta of 0.05, indicating that their average stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

63.4% of Lotus Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lotus Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Lotus Technology and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lotus Technology	0	1	0	0	2.00
Lotus Technology Competitors	122	568	885	14	2.50

Lotus Technology currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.81%. As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 62.18%. Given Lotus Technology’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lotus Technology has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lotus Technology and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lotus Technology	$679.01 million	-$742.00 million	-12.27
Lotus Technology Competitors	$1.07 billion	-$55.81 million	56.35

Lotus Technology’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Lotus Technology. Lotus Technology 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lotus Technology	N/A	-4.09%	-39.40%
Lotus Technology Competitors	-34.70%	-44.58%	0.00%

Summary

Lotus Technology competitors beat Lotus Technology on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Lotus Technology Company Profile

Lotus Technology Inc. engagers in the design, development, and sale of sports luxury lifestyle battery electric vehicles. It offers electric sports car models, including Eletre and Emeya. The company is based in Shanghai, China.