Microvast (NASDAQ:MVST – Get Rating) is one of 62 publicly-traded companies in the “Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment, & supplies” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Microvast to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for Microvast and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Microvast | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Microvast Competitors | 77 | 464 | 1007 | 51 | 2.65 |
Microvast presently has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 510.69%. As a group, “Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment, & supplies” companies have a potential upside of 40.12%. Given Microvast’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Microvast is more favorable than its competitors.
Risk and Volatility
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Microvast and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Microvast | $204.49 million | -$158.20 million | -2.47 |
| Microvast Competitors | $668.70 million | $8.43 million | 4.12 |
Microvast’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Microvast. Microvast 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 Microvast and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Microvast | -77.36% | -25.07% | -16.21% |
| Microvast Competitors | -56.46% | -12.40% | -9.77% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
22.5% of Microvast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.7% of shares of all “Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment, & supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 31.0% of Microvast shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of shares of all “Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment, & supplies” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Microvast competitors beat Microvast on 8 of the 13 factors compared.
About Microvast
Microvast Holdings, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures battery systems for electric vehicles and energy storage systems. The company offers a range of cell chemistries, such as lithium titanate oxide, lithium iron phosphate, and nickel manganese cobalt version 1 and 2.It also designs, develops, and manufactures battery components, such as cathode, anode, electrolyte, and separator. In addition, the company offers battery solutions for commercial vehicles and energy storage systems. Its commercial vehicle markets cover buses, trains, mining trucks, marine and port applications, and automated guided and specialty vehicles, as well as light, medium, heavy-duty trucks in the United States and internationally. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Stafford, Texas.
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