QS vs. PSNY, DORM, LCII, ADNT, CARG, VC, GTX, GT, DAN, and PHIN
Should you be buying QuantumScape stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of QuantumScape include Polestar Automotive Holding UK (PSNY), Dorman Products (DORM), LCI Industries (LCII), Adient (ADNT), CarGurus (CARG), Visteon (VC), Garrett Motion (GTX), Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT), Dana (DAN), and PHINIA (PHIN). These companies are all part of the "auto/tires/trucks" sector.
QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) and Polestar Automotive Holding UK (NASDAQ:PSNY) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
QuantumScape has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Polestar Automotive Holding UK's net margin of -25.83%. Polestar Automotive Holding UK's return on equity of 0.00% beat QuantumScape's return on equity.
QuantumScape received 10 more outperform votes than Polestar Automotive Holding UK when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 47.06% of users gave Polestar Automotive Holding UK an outperform vote while only 29.03% of users gave QuantumScape an outperform vote.
In the previous week, QuantumScape had 4 more articles in the media than Polestar Automotive Holding UK. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for QuantumScape and 3 mentions for Polestar Automotive Holding UK. Polestar Automotive Holding UK's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat QuantumScape's score of -0.14 indicating that Polestar Automotive Holding UK is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
29.9% of QuantumScape shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.0% of Polestar Automotive Holding UK shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of QuantumScape shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Polestar Automotive Holding UK shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
QuantumScape has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Polestar Automotive Holding UK.
QuantumScape has a beta of 4.74, suggesting that its stock price is 374% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polestar Automotive Holding UK has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
QuantumScape presently has a consensus target price of $6.09, indicating a potential upside of 12.11%. Polestar Automotive Holding UK has a consensus target price of $3.83, indicating a potential upside of 185.82%. Given Polestar Automotive Holding UK's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Polestar Automotive Holding UK is more favorable than QuantumScape.
Summary
Polestar Automotive Holding UK beats QuantumScape on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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