Head to Head Survey: ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT) & Proliance International (OTCMKTS:PLNTQ)

ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT) and Proliance International (OTCMKTS:PLNTQ) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ChargePoint and Proliance International”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ChargePoint	$411.22 million	0.37	-$220.20 million	($9.33)	-0.69
Proliance International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Proliance International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ChargePoint.

Profitability

This table compares ChargePoint and Proliance International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ChargePoint	-53.55%	-276.06%	-20.17%
Proliance International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for ChargePoint and Proliance International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ChargePoint	3	6	1	0	1.80
Proliance International	0	0	0	0	0.00

ChargePoint currently has a consensus target price of $8.63, indicating a potential upside of 34.70%. Given ChargePoint’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ChargePoint is more favorable than Proliance International.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

37.8% of ChargePoint shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of ChargePoint shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Proliance International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ChargePoint beats Proliance International on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ChargePoint

ChargePoint Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides electric vehicle (EV) charging networks and charging solutions in the North America and Europe. The company serves commercial, such as retail, workplace, hospitality, parking, recreation, municipal, education, and highway fast charge; fleet, which include delivery, take home, logistics, motor pool, transit, and shared mobility; and residential including single family homes and multi-family apartments and condominiums customers. ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

About Proliance International

Proliance International, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets heat exchange products and temperature control parts for the automotive and light truck aftermarket, as well as heat exchange products. The company’s heat exchange products include radiators, heater cores, heaters, radiator cores, and condensers; and temperature control parts comprise condensers, compressors, accumulators/driers, and evaporators. It also offers air conditioning parts and supplies, such as hose and tube assemblies, expansion valves, blowers, and fan clutches. In addition, the company provides charge air coolers, oil coolers, marine coolers, and other specialty heat exchangers for heavy-duty trucks, buses, specialty equipment, and industrial and marine applications, such as agricultural, construction and military vehicles, oil rigs, stationary power generation equipment, and inland sea-going vessels. Its customers include national retailers of aftermarket automotive products, warehouse distributors, radiator shops, hard parts jobbers, and other manufacturers. The company offers its products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Central America. Proliance International, Inc. was formerly known as Transpro, Inc. and changed its name to Proliance International, Inc. in July 2005. The company was founded in 1915 and is based in New Haven, Connecticut.