Pony AI (PONY) vs. Its Peers Financial Analysis

Pony AI (NASDAQ:PONY) is one of 14 publicly-traded companies in the “TRANS – EQP&LSNG” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Pony AI to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

86.4% of shares of all “TRANS – EQP&LSNG” companies are held by institutional investors. 10.7% of shares of all “TRANS – EQP&LSNG” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Pony AI and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pony AI	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pony AI Competitors	10.91%	4.90%	2.78%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pony AI and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pony AI	$75.03 million	-$274.12 million	-11.23
Pony AI Competitors	$3.78 billion	$360.72 million	4.83

Pony AI’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Pony AI. Pony AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Pony AI and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pony AI	1	0	7	1	2.89
Pony AI Competitors	132	577	1004	66	2.56

Pony AI presently has a consensus target price of $20.42, indicating a potential upside of 45.44%. As a group, “TRANS – EQP&LSNG” companies have a potential upside of 12.05%. Given Pony AI’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pony AI is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

Pony AI rivals beat Pony AI on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

Pony AI Company Profile

Pony AI Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the autonomous mobility principally in the People’s Republic of China and the United States. The company provides robotruck services, such as transportation services to the logistics platforms. Pony AI Inc. is based in Guangzhou, the People’s Republic of China.