Comparing Lotus Technology (LOT) & The Competition

Lotus Technology (NASDAQ:LOT) is one of 69 publicly-traded companies in the “Motor vehicles & car bodies” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Lotus Technology to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

63.4% of Lotus Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.0% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lotus Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lotus Technology	$679.01 million	-$742.00 million	-14.77
Lotus Technology Competitors	$48.43 billion	$2.49 billion	-10.22

Lotus Technology’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Lotus Technology. Lotus Technology 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 Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Lotus Technology and its peers, as reported 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	962	2497	3382	151	2.39

Lotus Technology currently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.27%. As a group, “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies have a potential upside of 7.70%. Given Lotus Technology’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lotus Technology has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility & Risk

Lotus Technology has a beta of -0.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lotus Technology’s peers have a beta of 3.68, meaning that their average stock price is 268% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lotus Technology	N/A	-0.62%	-39.40%
Lotus Technology Competitors	-150.54%	-25.94%	-9.14%

Summary

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

About Lotus Technology

Lotus Technology Inc. engages in the design, development, and sale of battery electric lifestyle vehicles worldwide. It also distributes sports cars. The company sells its products under the Lotus brand. Lotus Technology Inc. is based in Shanghai, China.