Head to Head Contrast: Cantor Equity Partners (CEP) versus The Competition

Cantor Equity Partners (NASDAQ:CEP) is one of 89 public companies in the “UNCLASSIFIED” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Cantor Equity Partners to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Cantor Equity Partners and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cantor Equity Partners	N/A	-12.06%	0.23%
Cantor Equity Partners Competitors	0.86%	0.95%	0.80%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

52.0% of shares of all “UNCLASSIFIED” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Cantor Equity Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 42.9% of shares of all “UNCLASSIFIED” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Cantor Equity Partners has a beta of -5.69, meaning that its share price is 669% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cantor Equity Partners’ peers have a beta of -0.09, meaning that their average share price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cantor Equity Partners and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cantor Equity Partners	N/A	$1.54 million	-223.67
Cantor Equity Partners Competitors	$203.60 million	-$18.84 million	70.89

Cantor Equity Partners’ peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Cantor Equity Partners. Cantor Equity Partners 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 recent recommendations for Cantor Equity Partners and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cantor Equity Partners	1	0	0	0	1.00
Cantor Equity Partners Competitors	254	268	217	3	1.96

As a group, “UNCLASSIFIED” companies have a potential upside of 139.74%. Given Cantor Equity Partners’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cantor Equity Partners has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Cantor Equity Partners peers beat Cantor Equity Partners on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

Cantor Equity Partners Company Profile

Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. is a blank check company, which engages in the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on November 11, 2020 and is headquartered in New York, NY.