CAAS vs. HZN, SRI, CPS, CVGI, AEVA, GOEV, INVZ, STRT, SUP, and MPAA
Should you be buying China Automotive Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of China Automotive Systems include Horizon Global (HZN), Stoneridge (SRI), Cooper-Standard (CPS), Commercial Vehicle Group (CVGI), Aeva Technologies (AEVA), Canoo (GOEV), Innoviz Technologies (INVZ), Strattec Security (STRT), Superior Industries International (SUP), and Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA). These companies are all part of the "motor vehicle parts & accessories" industry.
Horizon Global (NYSE:HZN) and China Automotive Systems (NASDAQ:CAAS) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.
China Automotive Systems has a net margin of 6.82% compared to China Automotive Systems' net margin of -13.34%. Horizon Global's return on equity of 10.84% beat China Automotive Systems' return on equity.
In the previous week, China Automotive Systems had 2 more articles in the media than Horizon Global. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for China Automotive Systems and 0 mentions for Horizon Global. Horizon Global's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat China Automotive Systems' score of -0.12 indicating that China Automotive Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Horizon Global has a beta of 2.89, indicating that its stock price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Automotive Systems has a beta of 2.44, indicating that its stock price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500.
China Automotive Systems received 35 more outperform votes than Horizon Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.29% of users gave China Automotive Systems an outperform vote while only 50.38% of users gave Horizon Global an outperform vote.
China Automotive Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Horizon Global. Horizon Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than China Automotive Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
60.5% of Horizon Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.2% of China Automotive Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Horizon Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.2% of China Automotive Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
China Automotive Systems beats Horizon Global on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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