Comparing Lotus Technology (LOT) and Its Peers

Lotus Technology (NASDAQ:LOT) is one of 654 public companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Lotus Technology to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Lotus Technology and its rivals’ 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	5.40%	-54.27%	2.53%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Lotus Technology and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lotus Technology	0	0	0	0	N/A
Lotus Technology Competitors	121	549	836	14	2.49

As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 98.36%. Given Lotus Technology’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lotus Technology has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk & Volatility

Lotus Technology has a beta of -0.16, suggesting that its stock price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lotus Technology’s rivals have a beta of 0.03, suggesting that their average stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

63.4% of Lotus Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lotus Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.5% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lotus Technology	$679.01 million	-$742.00 million	-13.02
Lotus Technology Competitors	$1.27 billion	-$77.20 million	53.76

Lotus Technology’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Lotus Technology. Lotus Technology 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.

Summary

Lotus Technology rivals beat Lotus Technology on 8 of the 10 factors compared.

About Lotus Technology

Lotus Technology Inc. engagers in the design, development, and sale of sports luxury lifestyle battery electric vehicles. It offers electric sports car models, including Eletre and Emeya. The company is based in Shanghai, China.