Niu Technologies (NIU) & The Competition Head-To-Head Analysis

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

Risk & Volatility

Niu Technologies has a beta of -0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Niu Technologies’ rivals have a beta of 1.02, suggesting that their average stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Niu Technologies and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Niu Technologies	-4.39%	-24.20%	-6.38%
Niu Technologies Competitors	-1,522.34%	-123.49%	-11.66%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

75.1% of Niu Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of Niu Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Niu Technologies and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Niu Technologies	$616.02 million	-$5.63 million	-4.74
Niu Technologies Competitors	$812.39 billion	$1.13 billion	7.70

Niu Technologies’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Niu Technologies. Niu Technologies 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Niu Technologies and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Niu Technologies	1	1	0	0	1.50
Niu Technologies Competitors	2130	5135	6395	192	2.34

Niu Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 94.44%. As a group, “Automobiles” companies have a potential upside of 67.64%. Given Niu Technologies’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Niu Technologies is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

Niu Technologies rivals beat Niu Technologies on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Niu Technologies Company Profile

Niu Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells electric scooters in the People’s Republic of China, Europe, and internationally. The company offers RQi, NQi, MQi, SQi, UQi, F, and Gova series smart electric scooters, motorcycles, mopeds, and bicycles; KQi series kick-scooters; BQi series e-bikes; and Niu Aero Sports Bicycles. It also provides accessories and spare parts under the NIU brand name comprising scooter accessories, such as raincoats, gloves, knee pads, storage baskets and tail boxes, smart phone holders, backrests, and locks; lifestyle accessories, which includes T-shirts, coats, jeans, hats, bags, jewelry, notebooks, badges, key chain, and mugs; and performance upgrade components consisting of upgraded wheels, shock absorbers, brake calipers, and carbon fiber body panels. In addition, the company operates NIU app, which provides online repair request, service station locator, theft reporting, smart check, smart services, scooter status, historical riding data, and key diagnostics, as well as NIU cover, which provides insurance services. It sells and services its products through city partners and franchised stores, distributors, third-party e-commerce platforms, and its online store. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.