Workhorse Group (WKHS) & Its Rivals Financial Contrast

Workhorse Group (NASDAQ:WKHS) is one of 119 public companies in the “Automobiles” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Workhorse Group to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

Workhorse Group has a beta of 2.69, suggesting that its stock price is 169% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workhorse Group’s competitors have a beta of 1.02, suggesting that their average stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Workhorse Group and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Workhorse Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Workhorse Group Competitors	2142	5146	6400	191	2.33

As a group, “Automobiles” companies have a potential upside of 69.13%. Given Workhorse Group’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Workhorse Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.0% of Workhorse Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Workhorse Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Workhorse Group	$21.21 million	-$64.09 million	-0.28
Workhorse Group Competitors	$55.71 billion	$1.13 billion	7.62

Workhorse Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Workhorse Group. Workhorse Group 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 Workhorse Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Workhorse Group	-357.61%	-311.04%	-75.40%
Workhorse Group Competitors	-1,480.28%	-126.41%	-12.05%

Summary

Workhorse Group competitors beat Workhorse Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared.

Workhorse Group Company Profile

Workhorse Group, Inc. is an American technology and manufacturing company focused on all-electric commercial vehicles. The company develops purpose-built vehicles for last-mile delivery, logistics, and other commercial fleet applications, with an emphasis on reducing operating emissions and supporting the transition from conventional gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles. Workhorse’s product portfolio has included electric step vans and chassis-cab vehicles designed for parcel delivery, trades, and other vocational uses.