Reviewing Cenntro (CENN) & Its Competitors

Cenntro (NASDAQ:CENN) is one of 26 publicly-traded companies in the “AUTO – DOMESTIC” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Cenntro to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Cenntro and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cenntro	-214.49%	-43.31%	-26.67%
Cenntro Competitors	-186.51%	-23.45%	-12.33%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

50.6% of shares of all “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of Cenntro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of shares of all “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Cenntro and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cenntro	1	0	0	0	1.00
Cenntro Competitors	865	2312	2611	133	2.34

As a group, “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies have a potential upside of 3.85%. Given Cenntro’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cenntro has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cenntro and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cenntro	$18.53 million	-$44.87 million	-0.30
Cenntro Competitors	$23.94 billion	$510.60 million	14.07

Cenntro’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Cenntro. Cenntro 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 and Risk

Cenntro has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cenntro’s peers have a beta of 1.10, meaning that their average share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cenntro peers beat Cenntro on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

Cenntro Company Profile

Cenntro Inc. engages in the design, development, and manufacture of electric light and medium-duty commercial vehicles in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Its purpose-built electric commercial vehicles are designed to serve various fleet and municipal organizations in support of city services, last-mile delivery, and other commercial applications. The company sells its products under the Metro, Logistar, Logimax, Avantier, Teemak, and Antric One names. Cenntro Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Freehold, New Jersey.