Analyzing Lotus Technology (LOT) & Its Peers

Lotus Technology (NASDAQ:LOT) is one of 670 public companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Lotus Technology to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Lotus Technology has a beta of -0.16, indicating that its share price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lotus Technology’s peers have a beta of 0.04, indicating that their average share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

63.4% of Lotus Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lotus Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Lotus Technology and its peers’ 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	-34.70%	-44.58%	0.00%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Lotus Technology and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lotus Technology	0	1	0	0	2.00
Lotus Technology Competitors	122	568	886	14	2.50

Lotus Technology presently has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.97%. As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 65.75%. Given Lotus Technology’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lotus Technology has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Lotus Technology and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lotus Technology	$679.01 million	-$742.00 million	-12.16
Lotus Technology Competitors	$1.07 billion	-$55.92 million	50.48

Lotus Technology’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Lotus Technology. Lotus Technology 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.

Summary

Lotus Technology peers beat Lotus Technology on 10 of the 13 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.