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Luminar Technologies (LAZR) Competitors

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LAZR vs. HLLY, NWTN, NIU, EMPD, INVZ, HYLN, MPAA, CHPT, STRT, and FFAI

Should you be buying Luminar Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Luminar Technologies include Holley (HLLY), NWTN (NWTN), Niu Technologies (NIU), Volcon (EMPD), Innoviz Technologies (INVZ), Hyliion (HYLN), Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA), ChargePoint (CHPT), Strattec Security (STRT), and Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (FFAI). These companies are all part of the "automobiles and trucks" industry.

Luminar Technologies vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Luminar Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Holley. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Luminar Technologies and 6 mentions for Holley. Holley's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Luminar Technologies' score of 0.31 indicating that Holley is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Luminar Technologies
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Holley
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Holley has higher revenue and earnings than Luminar Technologies. Holley is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luminar Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Luminar Technologies$75.39M1.50-$273.14M-$2.80-0.59
Holley$602.22M0.76-$23.24M-$0.26-14.67

Luminar Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 839.39%. Holley has a consensus price target of $3.75, suggesting a potential downside of 1.70%. Given Luminar Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Luminar Technologies is more favorable than Holley.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Luminar Technologies
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.80
Holley
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

31.0% of Luminar Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.7% of Holley shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.2% of Luminar Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Holley shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Luminar Technologies has a beta of 1.95, suggesting that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Holley has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Holley has a net margin of -5.12% compared to Luminar Technologies' net margin of -160.33%. Holley's return on equity of 5.81% beat Luminar Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Luminar Technologies-160.33% N/A -91.91%
Holley -5.12%5.81%2.19%

Summary

Holley beats Luminar Technologies on 10 of the 16 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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LAZR vs. The Competition

MetricLuminar TechnologiesAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$116.90M$6.37B$19.59B$9.76B
Dividend YieldN/A2.36%2.65%4.49%
P/E Ratio-0.5922.2716.4526.60
Price / Sales1.5018.9243.30170.66
Price / CashN/A31.7320.1528.92
Price / Book-0.423.013.026.56
Net Income-$273.14M$180.08M$824.52M$266.04M
7 Day Performance-6.25%-2.33%-3.53%-0.89%
1 Month Performance-39.56%7.94%3.76%4.34%
1 Year Performance-88.70%33.65%9.34%24.06%

Luminar Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LAZR
Luminar Technologies
1.8658 of 5 stars
$1.65
+1.2%
$15.50
+839.4%
-88.8%$116.90M$75.39M-0.59500Short Interest ↑
HLLY
Holley
1.6999 of 5 stars
$3.85
-1.2%
$3.75
-2.5%
+17.0%$463.32M$602.22M-14.791,520Short Interest ↓
NWTN
NWTN
N/A$1.39
+25.2%
N/A+79.6%$355.63M$11.99M0.002Gap Down
NIU
Niu Technologies
1.5245 of 5 stars
$4.53
+0.2%
N/A+140.1%$352.99M$3.78B-17.42700Short Interest ↓
EMPD
Volcon
N/A$7.22
-4.0%
N/A-92.2%$342.52M$4.04M0.0080High Trading Volume
INVZ
Innoviz Technologies
2.5512 of 5 stars
$1.62
-1.8%
$2.58
+59.0%
+148.3%$326.14M$24.27M-3.86400Positive News
HYLN
Hyliion
0.4921 of 5 stars
$1.76
flat
N/A-8.6%$307.68M$3.51M-4.76250Positive News
MPAA
Motorcar Parts of America
0.8657 of 5 stars
$14.54
+0.6%
$14.00
-3.7%
+136.3%$281.35M$757.35M207.745,700Positive News
CHPT
ChargePoint
1.913 of 5 stars
$11.56
-2.0%
$27.88
+141.1%
-67.7%$264.84M$417.08M-0.961,395News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
STRT
Strattec Security
2.075 of 5 stars
$62.83
-6.9%
N/A+85.0%$261.88M$565.07M13.753,365News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
Insider Trade
Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
FFAI
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric
N/A$2.41
-2.0%
N/AN/A$235.26M$540K0.00740News Coverage
Insider Trade
Gap Down

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This page (NASDAQ:LAZR) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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