Analyzing Cenntro (CENN) & The Competition

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

50.6% of shares of all “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of Cenntro shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of shares of all “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Cenntro and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cenntro	1	0	0	0	1.00
Cenntro Competitors	855	2304	2601	133	2.34

As a group, “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies have a potential downside of 2.23%. Given Cenntro’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cenntro has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

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	-0.25
Cenntro Competitors	$23.88 billion	$510.60 million	15.08

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.

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	-139.15%	-39.26%	-23.58%
Cenntro Competitors	-127.28%	-40.74%	-21.78%

Risk and Volatility

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

Summary

Cenntro competitors beat Cenntro on 10 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.