WPRT vs. BEEM, STRT, SUP, CAAS, MPAA, LTCH, PRTS, XOS, HYZN, and CPTN
Should you be buying Westport Fuel Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westport Fuel Systems include Beam Global (BEEM), Strattec Security (STRT), Superior Industries International (SUP), China Automotive Systems (CAAS), Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA), Latch (LTCH), CarParts.com (PRTS), XOS (XOS), Hyzon Motors (HYZN), and Cepton (CPTN). These companies are all part of the "auto/tires/trucks" sector.
Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM) and Westport Fuel Systems (NASDAQ:WPRT) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Westport Fuel Systems received 329 more outperform votes than Beam Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.62% of users gave Westport Fuel Systems an outperform vote while only 53.66% of users gave Beam Global an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Beam Global had 2 more articles in the media than Westport Fuel Systems. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Beam Global and 3 mentions for Westport Fuel Systems. Beam Global's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Westport Fuel Systems' score of 0.13 indicating that Westport Fuel Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Beam Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Westport Fuel Systems. Beam Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westport Fuel Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Beam Global currently has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 189.86%. Westport Fuel Systems has a consensus target price of $15.10, suggesting a potential upside of 183.30%. Given Westport Fuel Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Beam Global is more favorable than Westport Fuel Systems.
Westport Fuel Systems has a net margin of -14.97% compared to Westport Fuel Systems' net margin of -23.84%. Beam Global's return on equity of -26.18% beat Westport Fuel Systems' return on equity.
26.6% of Beam Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Beam Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Beam Global has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westport Fuel Systems has a beta of 2.47, meaning that its share price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Beam Global and Westport Fuel Systems tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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