Cepton (CPTN) Competitors

Cepton (NASDAQ:CPTN) and XOS (NASDAQ:XOS) 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 earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CPTN or XOS?

3.8% of Cepton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.1% of XOS shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.0% of Cepton shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of XOS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CPTN or XOS?

In the previous week, XOS had 1 more articles in the media than Cepton. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for XOS and 0 mentions for Cepton. Cepton's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled XOS's average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cepton	Neutral
XOS	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CPTN or XOS?

Cepton has higher earnings, but lower revenue than XOS. Cepton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XOS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cepton	$7.43 million	8.44	$9.38 million	-$0.29	-1.38
XOS	$36.38 million	1.80	-$73.32 million	-$0.44	-0.88

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CPTN or XOS?

XOS received 5 more outperform votes than Cepton when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 37.50% of users gave Cepton an outperform vote while only 34.78% of users gave XOS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cepton	Outperform Votes 3 37.50%	Underperform Votes 5 62.50%
XOS	Outperform Votes 8 34.78%	Underperform Votes 15 65.22%

Is CPTN or XOS more profitable?

XOS has a net margin of -225.43% compared to Cepton's net margin of -627.17%. XOS's return on equity of -80.67% beat Cepton's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cepton	-627.17%	-783.92%	-101.39%
XOS	-225.43%	-80.67%	-49.94%

Which has more volatility & risk, CPTN or XOS?

Cepton has a beta of -0.42, indicating that its share price is 142% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XOS has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CPTN or XOS?

Cepton presently has a consensus target price of $3.75, suggesting a potential upside of 837.50%. XOS has a consensus target price of $1.65, suggesting a potential upside of 328.57%. Given Cepton's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cepton is more favorable than XOS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cepton	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
XOS	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

XOS beats Cepton on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.