LAZR vs. NWTN, SHYF, CPS, CHPT, NIU, INVZ, HYLN, HLLY, STRT, and MPAA
Should you be buying Luminar Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Luminar Technologies include NWTN (NWTN), The Shyft Group (SHYF), Cooper-Standard (CPS), ChargePoint (CHPT), Niu Technologies (NIU), Innoviz Technologies (INVZ), 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
Luminar Technologies (NASDAQ:LAZR) and NWTN (NASDAQ:NWTN) are both small-cap automobiles and trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.
In the previous week, Luminar Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than NWTN. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Luminar Technologies and 4 mentions for NWTN. Luminar Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat NWTN's score of 0.14 indicating that Luminar Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
NWTN has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Luminar Technologies' net margin of -305.46%.
Luminar Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $53.86, suggesting a potential upside of 1,776.56%. Given Luminar Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Luminar Technologies is more favorable than NWTN.
31.0% of Luminar Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of NWTN shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.2% of Luminar Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 46.1% of NWTN shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
NWTN has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Luminar Technologies.
Luminar Technologies has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NWTN has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Luminar Technologies beats NWTN on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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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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This page (NASDAQ:LAZR) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
