Cenntro (CENN) & Its Competitors Critical Analysis

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 companies based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations 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	859	2308	2602	133	2.34

As a group, “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies have a potential downside of 1.49%. Given Cenntro’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cenntro has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cenntro	$31.30 million	-$44.87 million	-0.26
Cenntro Competitors	$23.89 billion	$510.60 million	14.55

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.

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	-139.15%	-39.26%	-23.58%
Cenntro Competitors	-118.49%	-40.06%	-22.11%

Volatility and Risk

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.6% of shares of all “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of Cenntro shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of shares of all “AUTO – DOMESTIC” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Cenntro peers beat Cenntro on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Cenntro

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.