Head-To-Head Contrast: ECD Automotive Design (ECDA) and The Competition

ECD Automotive Design (NASDAQ:ECDA) is one of 119 public companies in the “Automobiles” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare ECD Automotive Design to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for ECD Automotive Design and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ECD Automotive Design	1	0	0	0	1.00
ECD Automotive Design Competitors	2133	5136	6396	192	2.34

As a group, “Automobiles” companies have a potential upside of 61.54%. Given ECD Automotive Design’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ECD Automotive Design has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ECD Automotive Design and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ECD Automotive Design	$24.50 million	-$10.77 million	-0.00
ECD Automotive Design Competitors	$53.20 billion	$1.13 billion	7.72

ECD Automotive Design’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than ECD Automotive Design. ECD Automotive Design is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

ECD Automotive Design has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ECD Automotive Design’s peers have a beta of 1.02, suggesting that their average share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.8% of ECD Automotive Design shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of ECD Automotive Design shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares ECD Automotive Design and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ECD Automotive Design	-33.06%	N/A	-52.37%
ECD Automotive Design Competitors	-1,522.34%	-123.41%	-11.66%

Summary

ECD Automotive Design peers beat ECD Automotive Design on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

ECD Automotive Design Company Profile

ECD Automotive Design, Inc. engages in the production and sale of customized Land Rover vehicles in the United States. The company also provides repair or upgrade services and extended warranties to customers. It restores various vehicles, including Land Rovers Defenders, Land Rover Series IIA and III, the Range Rover Classic, and Jaguar E-Type. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Kissimmee, Florida.