Nikola (NKLA) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate NKLA or SHYF?

Nikola presently has a consensus target price of $1.33, suggesting a potential upside of 107.23%. The Shyft Group has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.49%. Given Nikola's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nikola is more favorable than The Shyft Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nikola	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
The Shyft Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NKLA or SHYF?

The Shyft Group has higher revenue and earnings than Nikola. Nikola 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nikola	$35.84M	23.98	-$966.28M	-$1.26	-0.51
The Shyft Group	$872.20M	0.41	$6.50M	$0.18	57.84

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NKLA or SHYF?

Nikola received 31 more outperform votes than The Shyft Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.04% of users gave Nikola an outperform vote while only 52.63% of users gave The Shyft Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nikola	Outperform Votes 61 53.04%	Underperform Votes 54 46.96%
The Shyft Group	Outperform Votes 30 52.63%	Underperform Votes 27 47.37%

Which has more volatility & risk, NKLA or SHYF?

Nikola has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Shyft Group has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NKLA or SHYF?

37.4% of Nikola shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of The Shyft Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of Nikola 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor NKLA or SHYF?

In the previous week, Nikola had 4 more articles in the media than The Shyft Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Nikola and 4 mentions for The Shyft Group. The Shyft Group's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Nikola's score of -0.19 indicating that The Shyft Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nikola	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Shyft Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NKLA or SHYF more profitable?

The Shyft Group has a net margin of 0.74% compared to Nikola's net margin of 0.00%. The Shyft Group's return on equity of 4.91% beat Nikola's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nikola	N/A	-122.20%	-61.92%
The Shyft Group	0.74%	4.91%	2.38%

Summary

The Shyft Group beats Nikola on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.