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Luminar Technologies (LAZR) Competitors

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LAZR vs. SHYF, NWTN, CPS, INVZ, CHPT, NIU, HYLN, HLLY, STRT, and MPAA

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

Luminar Technologies vs. Its Competitors

The Shyft Group (NASDAQ:SHYF) and Luminar Technologies (NASDAQ:LAZR) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

In the previous week, Luminar Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than The Shyft Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Luminar Technologies and 0 mentions for The Shyft Group. The Shyft Group's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Luminar Technologies' score of 0.40 indicating that The Shyft Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
The Shyft Group Positive
Luminar Technologies Neutral

The Shyft Group has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Luminar Technologies has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

The Shyft Group has a net margin of 0.06% compared to Luminar Technologies' net margin of -305.46%. The Shyft Group's return on equity of 4.12% beat Luminar Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Shyft Group0.06% 4.12% 1.85%
Luminar Technologies -305.46%N/A -104.61%

The Shyft Group has higher revenue and earnings than Luminar Technologies. Luminar Technologies 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
The Shyft Group$792.89M0.55-$2.80M$0.011,254.00
Luminar Technologies$75.39M2.01-$273.14M-$6.53-0.50

85.8% of The Shyft Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Luminar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of The Shyft Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of Luminar Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

The Shyft Group currently has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.60%. Luminar Technologies has a consensus target price of $53.86, indicating a potential upside of 1,564.83%. Given Luminar Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Luminar Technologies 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)
3.00
Luminar Technologies
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14

Summary

The Shyft Group beats Luminar Technologies on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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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LAZR vs. The Competition

MetricLuminar TechnologiesAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$151.52M$6.13B$19.03B$9.50B
Dividend YieldN/A2.43%2.83%3.99%
P/E Ratio-0.5048.1124.5219.97
Price / Sales2.0119.5337.02101.58
Price / CashN/A26.9517.5858.97
Price / Book-0.613.052.935.89
Net Income-$273.14M$173.36M$806.88M$258.50M
7 Day Performance4.35%1.78%2.48%2.07%
1 Month Performance20.26%17.48%13.58%12.39%
1 Year Performance-87.09%19.52%3.75%19.25%

Luminar Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LAZR
Luminar Technologies
1.8551 of 5 stars
$3.22
-5.2%
$53.86
+1,575.2%
-86.0%$150.72M$75.39M-0.49500News Coverage
SHYF
The Shyft Group
3.0178 of 5 stars
$12.54
flat
$15.50
+23.6%
N/A$439.03M$792.89M1,254.004,200News Coverage
NWTN
NWTN
N/A$1.67
-2.9%
N/A+32.0%$427.27M$11.99M0.002News Coverage
CPS
Cooper-Standard
0.3522 of 5 stars
$22.80
+0.6%
$12.00
-47.4%
+73.8%$400.14M$2.73B-8.6422,000News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
INVZ
Innoviz Technologies
1.7666 of 5 stars
$1.75
-7.4%
$2.38
+36.1%
+150.6%$348.18M$24.27M-3.80400Positive News
High Trading Volume
CHPT
ChargePoint
1.5426 of 5 stars
$0.62
-0.3%
$1.39
+124.1%
-67.6%$285M$417.08M-1.041,395
NIU
Niu Technologies
1.2641 of 5 stars
$3.60
-0.8%
N/A+96.3%$280.51M$450.49M-11.61700Positive News
HYLN
Hyliion
1.0312 of 5 stars
$1.58
-4.8%
$2.00
+26.6%
-20.1%$276.22M$2.00M-4.27250
HLLY
Holley
2.425 of 5 stars
$2.22
-0.2%
$3.85
+73.8%
-35.9%$266.20M$602.22M-10.551,520
STRT
Strattec Security
2.7517 of 5 stars
$61.50
+2.0%
N/A+160.4%$256.46M$537.77M12.423,365Positive News
High Trading Volume
MPAA
Motorcar Parts of America
1.5105 of 5 stars
$11.20
+1.3%
$14.00
+25.0%
+111.9%$217.73M$757.35M-11.205,700

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This page (NASDAQ:LAZR) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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