Volcon (EMPD) vs. Its Peers Head to Head Contrast

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

Profitability

This table compares Volcon and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Volcon	-1,758.79%	-27.36%	-23.81%
Volcon Competitors	-186.51%	-23.88%	-12.22%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.6% of shares of all “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Volcon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of shares of all “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Volcon and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Volcon	1	0	0	1	2.50
Volcon Competitors	862	2311	2605	133	2.34

As a group, “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies have a potential upside of 4.79%. Given Volcon’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Volcon has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility and Risk

Volcon has a beta of -0.62, meaning that its stock price is 162% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Volcon’s competitors have a beta of 1.10, meaning that their average stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Volcon and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Volcon	$4.04 million	-$45.51 million	-0.03
Volcon Competitors	$2,830.10 billion	$510.60 million	13.52

Volcon’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Volcon. Volcon 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.

Summary

Volcon competitors beat Volcon on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

About Volcon

Volcon, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells electric off road powersport vehicles in the United States. It provides electric two and four-wheel motorcycles, and utility terrain vehicles through its dealers. The company also offers a line of upgrades and accessories. Its products are designed for family off-road adventures, and work on the farm and fun transport around private land applications. The company was formerly known as Frog ePowersports, Inc. and changed its name to Volcon, Inc. in October 2020. Volcon, Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Round Rock, Texas.