Reviewing Lotus Technology (LOT) & Its Rivals

Lotus Technology (NASDAQ:LOT) is one of 655 publicly-traded companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Lotus Technology to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Lotus Technology and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lotus Technology	0	0	0	0	N/A
Lotus Technology Competitors	121	550	840	14	2.49

As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 93.85%. Given Lotus Technology’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lotus Technology has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lotus Technology and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lotus Technology	$679.01 million	-$742.00 million	-13.02
Lotus Technology Competitors	$1.27 billion	-$77.20 million	53.76

Lotus Technology’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Lotus Technology. Lotus Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Lotus Technology and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lotus Technology	N/A	-4.09%	-39.40%
Lotus Technology Competitors	5.40%	-54.27%	2.53%

Volatility & Risk

Lotus Technology has a beta of -0.16, meaning that its share price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lotus Technology’s competitors have a beta of 0.03, meaning that their average share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

63.4% of Lotus Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lotus Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.5% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lotus Technology competitors beat Lotus Technology on 8 of the 10 factors compared.

Lotus Technology Company Profile

Lotus Technology Inc. engagers in the design, development, and sale of sports luxury lifestyle battery electric vehicles. It offers electric sports car models, including Eletre and Emeya. The company is based in Shanghai, China.