Blink Charging (BLNK) Competitors $0.73 -0.01 (-1.80%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BLNK vs. SHYF, HYLN, NIU, CPS, HLLY, MPAA, LAZR, INVZ, STRT, and CAASShould you be buying Blink Charging stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blink Charging include The Shyft Group (SHYF), Hyliion (HYLN), Niu Technologies (NIU), Cooper-Standard (CPS), Holley (HLLY), Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA), Luminar Technologies (LAZR), Innoviz Technologies (INVZ), Strattec Security (STRT), and China Automotive Systems (CAAS). These companies are all part of the "automobiles and trucks" industry. Blink Charging vs. The Shyft Group Hyliion Niu Technologies Cooper-Standard Holley Motorcar Parts of America Luminar Technologies Innoviz Technologies Strattec Security China Automotive Systems The Shyft Group (NASDAQ:SHYF) and Blink Charging (NASDAQ:BLNK) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, SHYF or BLNK? The Shyft Group has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blink Charging has a beta of 2.94, meaning that its stock price is 194% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SHYF or BLNK? Blink Charging received 125 more outperform votes than The Shyft Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.62% of users gave Blink Charging an outperform vote while only 54.10% of users gave The Shyft Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe Shyft GroupOutperform Votes3354.10% Underperform Votes2845.90% Blink ChargingOutperform Votes15859.62% Underperform Votes10740.38% Is SHYF or BLNK more profitable? The Shyft Group has a net margin of -0.36% compared to Blink Charging's net margin of -104.02%. The Shyft Group's return on equity of 2.75% beat Blink Charging's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Shyft Group-0.36% 2.75% 1.31% Blink Charging -104.02%-25.50%-17.81% Does the media refer more to SHYF or BLNK? In the previous week, The Shyft Group had 17 more articles in the media than Blink Charging. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for The Shyft Group and 3 mentions for Blink Charging. Blink Charging's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat The Shyft Group's score of 0.72 indicating that Blink Charging is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The Shyft Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Blink Charging 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate SHYF or BLNK? The Shyft Group currently has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 83.22%. Blink Charging has a consensus target price of $3.04, indicating a potential upside of 315.63%. Given Blink Charging's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blink Charging is more favorable than The Shyft Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The Shyft Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Blink Charging 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SHYF or BLNK? 85.8% of The Shyft Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.6% of Blink Charging shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of The Shyft Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Blink Charging shares are owned by 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. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SHYF or BLNK? The Shyft Group has higher revenue and earnings than Blink Charging. Blink Charging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Shyft Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Shyft Group$792.89M0.37$6.50M$0.01846.00Blink Charging$124.49M0.60-$203.69M-$1.96-0.37 SummaryThe Shyft Group and Blink Charging tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Blink Charging News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BLNK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BLNK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlink Chargingtransportation equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$75.20M$735.80M$23.05B$7.82BDividend YieldN/A4.81%2.98%4.22%P/E Ratio-0.489.3442.1318.48Price / Sales0.6020.292,077.10103.91Price / Cash8.167.0934.7234.62Price / Book0.234.306.134.25Net Income-$203.69M-$24.96M$738.82M$248.23M7 Day Performance3.65%0.88%3.58%3.29%1 Month Performance-21.78%-5.59%2.08%2.42%1 Year Performance-71.06%-35.89%52,586.99%5.54% Blink Charging Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLNKBlink Charging3.134 of 5 stars$0.73-1.8%$3.04+315.6%-70.4%$75.20M$124.49M-0.48200News CoveragePositive NewsSHYFThe Shyft Group3.4966 of 5 stars$8.48-1.4%$15.50+82.8%-23.9%$296.22M$786.18M-94.214,200Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoverageHYLNHyliion1.6619 of 5 stars$1.59-1.6%$2.00+26.2%+23.4%$277.09M$1.51M-4.28250Positive NewsGap DownNIUNiu Technologies1.5551 of 5 stars$3.54+0.4%N/A+48.0%$274.17M$3.29B-8.03700Short Interest ↓CPSCooper-Standard0.4846 of 5 stars$14.62+3.1%$12.00-17.9%-5.3%$256.55M$81.60B-3.2223,000Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑HLLYHolley3.5322 of 5 stars$2.09+1.0%$6.00+187.1%-48.8%$250.71M$602.22M16.081,860Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsMPAAMotorcar Parts of America2.3227 of 5 stars$8.87-3.0%$14.00+57.8%+51.4%$173.71M$753.73M-8.965,800Analyst UpgradeLAZRLuminar Technologies1.9097 of 5 stars$3.82-1.3%$53.86+1,309.9%-81.4%$161.93M$75.40M-0.29500Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap DownINVZInnoviz Technologies2.8866 of 5 stars$0.76-4.2%$2.24+194.3%-36.8%$151.59M$24.27M-1.19400Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap DownSTRTStrattec Security3.1724 of 5 stars$34.77-4.7%N/A+47.5%$145.06M$552.80M8.693,370CAASChina Automotive Systems2.6638 of 5 stars$3.87+1.6%N/A+11.2%$116.76M$650.94M3.693,950Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SHYF Alternatives HYLN Alternatives NIU Alternatives CPS Alternatives HLLY Alternatives MPAA Alternatives LAZR Alternatives INVZ Alternatives STRT Alternatives CAAS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BLNK) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners"I'm risking my reputation on this"I've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTop performing AI play of the decade…? 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