Head-To-Head Survey: Lotus Technology (LOT) vs. Its Peers

Lotus Technology (NASDAQ:LOT) is one of 49 public companies in the “Auto Manufacturers” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Lotus Technology to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Lotus Technology and its peers, as provided 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	573	2016	2516	3	2.38

Lotus Technology presently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.11%. As a group, “Auto Manufacturers” companies have a potential upside of 103.37%. Given Lotus Technology’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lotus Technology has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Lotus Technology and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lotus Technology	$679.01 million	-$742.00 million	-11.75
Lotus Technology Competitors	$61.54 billion	$3.85 billion	-80.02

Lotus Technology’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Lotus Technology. Lotus Technology is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

Lotus Technology has a beta of -0.16, meaning that its share price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lotus Technology’s peers have a beta of 1.06, meaning that their average share price is 6% 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	-4.09%	-39.40%
Lotus Technology Competitors	-13.35%	-12.52%	-0.64%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

63.4% of Lotus Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.3% of shares of all “Auto Manufacturers” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lotus Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.9% of shares of all “Auto Manufacturers” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lotus Technology peers beat Lotus Technology on 9 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.