Comparing ECD Automotive Design (ECDA) & Its Competitors

ECD Automotive Design (NASDAQ:ECDA) is one of 119 publicly-traded companies in the “Automobiles” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare ECD Automotive Design to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.8% of ECD Automotive Design shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of ECD Automotive Design shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for ECD Automotive Design and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ECD Automotive Design	1	0	0	0	1.00
ECD Automotive Design Competitors	2124	5129	6390	190	2.34

As a group, “Automobiles” companies have a potential upside of 67.70%. Given ECD Automotive Design’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ECD Automotive Design has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ECD Automotive Design and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ECD Automotive Design	$24.50 million	-$10.77 million	-0.00
ECD Automotive Design Competitors	$41.87 billion	$2.40 billion	7.96

ECD Automotive Design’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than ECD Automotive Design. ECD Automotive Design 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.

Volatility and Risk

ECD Automotive Design has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ECD Automotive Design’s rivals have a beta of 1.06, indicating that their average stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares ECD Automotive Design and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ECD Automotive Design	-33.06%	N/A	-52.37%
ECD Automotive Design Competitors	-45.14%	-51.01%	-9.32%

Summary

ECD Automotive Design rivals beat ECD Automotive Design on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

ECD Automotive Design Company Profile

ECD Automotive Design, Inc. engages in the production and sale of customized Land Rover vehicles in the United States. The company also provides repair or upgrade services and extended warranties to customers. It restores various vehicles, including Land Rovers Defenders, Land Rover Series IIA and III, the Range Rover Classic, and Jaguar E-Type. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Kissimmee, Florida.