Head to Head Survey: Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI) and Its Competitors

Pioneer Power Solutions (NASDAQ:PPSI) is one of 23 public companies in the “MACH – ELECTRICAL” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Pioneer Power Solutions to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.9% of Pioneer Power Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of shares of all “MACH – ELECTRICAL” companies are held by institutional investors. 26.8% of Pioneer Power Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of shares of all “MACH – ELECTRICAL” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Pioneer Power Solutions and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pioneer Power Solutions	121.51%	-15.02%	-7.87%
Pioneer Power Solutions Competitors	-3,597.93%	-24.73%	-12.19%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pioneer Power Solutions and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pioneer Power Solutions	$22.88 million	$31.85 million	-3.97
Pioneer Power Solutions Competitors	$7.72 billion	$701.94 million	18.97

Pioneer Power Solutions’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Pioneer Power Solutions. Pioneer Power Solutions 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Pioneer Power Solutions and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pioneer Power Solutions	0	0	1	0	3.00
Pioneer Power Solutions Competitors	247	1071	1492	60	2.48

Pioneer Power Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 344.44%. As a group, “MACH – ELECTRICAL” companies have a potential upside of 18.08%. Given Pioneer Power Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Pioneer Power Solutions is more favorable than its peers.

Risk & Volatility

Pioneer Power Solutions has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Pioneer Power Solutions’ peers have a beta of 1.35, indicating that their average stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pioneer Power Solutions beats its peers on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Pioneer Power Solutions Company Profile

Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, design, manufacture, integrate, refurbish, distribute, sell, and service electric power systems, distributed energy resources, power generation equipment, and mobile EV charging solutions. The company operates through Electrical Infrastructure Equipment and Critical Power Solutions segments. The Electrical Infrastructure Equipment segment provides electric power systems that help customers effectively and efficiently protect, control, transfer, monitor, and manage their electric energy requirements. It also offers e-Bloc power systems, power systems, and circuit protective equipment related products. The Critical Power Solutions segment provides power generation equipment maintenance, repairs, remote monitoring, and equipment services, and EV charging solutions. This segment offers suite generator on a truck and power generation equipment, and repair, maintenance, and support services. Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. serves utility, industrial, and commercial markets. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey.