Contrasting Polestar Automotive Holding UK (PSNY) and Its Peers

Polestar Automotive Holding UK (NASDAQ:PSNY) is one of 76 public companies in the “Motor vehicles & car bodies” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Polestar Automotive Holding UK to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.0% of Polestar Automotive Holding UK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Polestar Automotive Holding UK shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Polestar Automotive Holding UK and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Polestar Automotive Holding UK	$2.38 billion	-$1.19 billion	-2.12
Polestar Automotive Holding UK Competitors	$946.60 billion	$2.76 billion	10.51

Polestar Automotive Holding UK’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Polestar Automotive Holding UK. Polestar Automotive Holding UK 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.

Profitability

This table compares Polestar Automotive Holding UK and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polestar Automotive Holding UK	N/A	N/A	N/A
Polestar Automotive Holding UK Competitors	-1,663.74%	-28.25%	-11.01%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Polestar Automotive Holding UK and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Polestar Automotive Holding UK	2	3	1	0	1.83
Polestar Automotive Holding UK Competitors	1005	2601	3467	160	2.38

Polestar Automotive Holding UK currently has a consensus target price of $1.58, indicating a potential upside of 30.58%. As a group, “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies have a potential upside of 6.28%. Given Polestar Automotive Holding UK’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Polestar Automotive Holding UK is more favorable than its peers.

Risk and Volatility

Polestar Automotive Holding UK has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polestar Automotive Holding UK’s peers have a beta of 3.48, suggesting that their average share price is 248% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Polestar Automotive Holding UK peers beat Polestar Automotive Holding UK on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Polestar Automotive Holding UK Company Profile

Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC manufactures and sells premium electric vehicles. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden.