SHYF vs. KNDI, LEV, NIU, NKLA, SLDP, ZAPP, CPS, HLLY, PLOW, and HYLN
Should you be buying The Shyft Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Shyft Group include Kandi Technologies Group (KNDI), Lion Electric (LEV), Niu Technologies (NIU), Nikola (NKLA), Solid Power (SLDP), Zapp Electric Vehicles Group (ZAPP), Cooper-Standard (CPS), Holley (HLLY), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), and Hyliion (HYLN).
Kandi Technologies Group (NASDAQ:KNDI) and The Shyft Group (NASDAQ:SHYF) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, The Shyft Group had 12 more articles in the media than Kandi Technologies Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for The Shyft Group and 1 mentions for Kandi Technologies Group. The Shyft Group's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Kandi Technologies Group's score of 0.31 indicating that Kandi Technologies Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Kandi Technologies Group has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Shyft Group has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Kandi Technologies Group received 108 more outperform votes than The Shyft Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.26% of users gave Kandi Technologies Group an outperform vote while only 52.63% of users gave The Shyft Group an outperform vote.
The Shyft Group has a net margin of 0.74% compared to The Shyft Group's net margin of 0.01%. Kandi Technologies Group's return on equity of 4.91% beat The Shyft Group's return on equity.
The Shyft Group has higher revenue and earnings than Kandi Technologies Group. The Shyft Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kandi Technologies Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
3.7% of Kandi Technologies Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of The Shyft Group shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Kandi Technologies Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of The Shyft Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
The Shyft Group has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.33%. Given Kandi Technologies Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Shyft Group is more favorable than Kandi Technologies Group.
Summary
The Shyft Group beats Kandi Technologies Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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