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China Automotive Systems (CAAS) Competitors

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$4.40 +0.10 (+2.33%)
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CAAS vs. SHYF, NWTN, CPS, CHPT, HYLN, NIU, HLLY, STRT, MPAA, and INVZ

Should you be buying China Automotive Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of China Automotive Systems include The Shyft Group (SHYF), NWTN (NWTN), Cooper-Standard (CPS), ChargePoint (CHPT), Hyliion (HYLN), Niu Technologies (NIU), Holley (HLLY), Strattec Security (STRT), Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA), and Innoviz Technologies (INVZ). These companies are all part of the "automobiles and trucks" industry.

China Automotive Systems vs. Its Competitors

China Automotive Systems (NASDAQ:CAAS) and The Shyft Group (NASDAQ:SHYF) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, China Automotive Systems had 4 more articles in the media than The Shyft Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for China Automotive Systems and 1 mentions for The Shyft Group. The Shyft Group's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat China Automotive Systems' score of 0.29 indicating that The Shyft Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
China Automotive Systems Neutral
The Shyft Group Very Positive

China Automotive Systems has a net margin of 5.12% compared to The Shyft Group's net margin of -0.36%. China Automotive Systems' return on equity of 8.22% beat The Shyft Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
China Automotive Systems5.12% 8.22% 4.04%
The Shyft Group -0.36%2.75%1.31%

China Automotive Systems received 284 more outperform votes than The Shyft Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.05% of users gave China Automotive Systems an outperform vote while only 54.10% of users gave The Shyft Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
China Automotive SystemsOutperform Votes
317
72.05%
Underperform Votes
123
27.95%
The Shyft GroupOutperform Votes
33
54.10%
Underperform Votes
28
45.90%

China Automotive Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The Shyft Group. China Automotive Systems 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 Ratio
China Automotive Systems$678.64M0.20$37.66M$0.964.58
The Shyft Group$792.89M0.54$6.50M$0.011,216.00

The Shyft Group has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.47%. Given The Shyft Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Shyft Group is more favorable than China Automotive Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
China Automotive Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
The Shyft Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

5.2% of China Automotive Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of The Shyft Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 64.8% of China Automotive Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of The Shyft Group 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.

China Automotive Systems has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its stock price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Shyft Group has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

China Automotive Systems beats The Shyft Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CAAS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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CAAS vs. The Competition

MetricChina Automotive SystemsMotor vehicle parts & accessories IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$132.75M$2.77B$17.15B$8.62B
Dividend YieldN/A4.31%2.85%4.18%
P/E Ratio4.1938.6820.9719.97
Price / Sales0.205.1914.09157.64
Price / Cash2.397.0310.9434.64
Price / Book0.362.411.964.69
Net Income$37.66M$174.94M$1.41B$248.14M
7 Day Performance4.27%3.65%6.84%2.39%
1 Month Performance4.27%1.64%6.38%6.06%
1 Year Performance13.70%3.29%-3.12%13.57%

China Automotive Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CAAS
China Automotive Systems
1.6812 of 5 stars
$4.40
+2.3%
N/A+8.6%$132.75M$678.64M4.193,950News Coverage
Short Interest ↑
SHYF
The Shyft Group
3.7832 of 5 stars
$11.81
+4.6%
$15.50
+31.2%
-2.2%$413.47M$792.89M-131.214,200Positive News
NWTN
NWTN
N/A$1.60
-1.2%
N/A+6.9%$409.36M$43.87M0.002Trending News
Short Interest ↓
Gap Down
CPS
Cooper-Standard
0.5972 of 5 stars
$22.44
+2.3%
$12.00
-46.5%
+98.7%$393.78M$81.68B-4.9423,000Positive News
CHPT
ChargePoint
2.8701 of 5 stars
$0.78
+5.0%
$1.39
+77.6%
-55.8%$359.55M$407.68M-1.061,440
HYLN
Hyliion
1.6992 of 5 stars
$1.61
+2.5%
$2.00
+24.2%
+12.4%$281.46M$1.51M-4.35250Positive News
NIU
Niu Technologies
1.8782 of 5 stars
$3.47
+0.6%
N/A+90.6%$270.39M$3.47B-7.89700Positive News
HLLY
Holley
4.1246 of 5 stars
$2.16
+1.9%
$3.85
+78.2%
-36.0%$259.59M$596.63M16.621,860Positive News
STRT
Strattec Security
3.5356 of 5 stars
$55.02
+1.3%
N/A+118.5%$229.32M$556.11M13.763,370Positive News
Short Interest ↓
High Trading Volume
MPAA
Motorcar Parts of America
2.9079 of 5 stars
$9.72
-18.5%
$14.00
+44.0%
+127.8%$190.36M$753.73M-9.825,800Trending News
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
INVZ
Innoviz Technologies
2.3541 of 5 stars
$0.93
+6.1%
$2.31
+148.2%
-6.8%$174.09M$34.60M-1.45400Gap Down

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This page (NASDAQ:CAAS) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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