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WPRT vs. GENC, PPIH, DM, TAYD, DTI, LSE, FTEK, YIBO, ASYS, and SOTK

Should you be buying Westport Fuel Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westport Fuel Systems include Gencor Industries (GENC), Perma-Pipe International (PPIH), Desktop Metal (DM), Taylor Devices (TAYD), Drilling Tools International (DTI), Leishen Energy (LSE), Fuel Tech (FTEK), Planet Image International (YIBO), Amtech Systems (ASYS), and Sono-Tek (SOTK). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.

Westport Fuel Systems vs. Its Competitors

Gencor Industries (NASDAQ:GENC) and Westport Fuel Systems (NASDAQ:WPRT) are both small-cap machinery companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Gencor Industries has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westport Fuel Systems has a beta of 2.91, suggesting that its stock price is 191% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Gencor Industries has a net margin of 14.33% compared to Westport Fuel Systems' net margin of -3.52%. Gencor Industries' return on equity of 8.60% beat Westport Fuel Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gencor Industries14.33% 8.60% 8.01%
Westport Fuel Systems -3.52%-16.59%-7.75%

Gencor Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Westport Fuel Systems. Westport Fuel Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gencor Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gencor Industries$113.12M1.90$14.67M$1.1013.34
Westport Fuel Systems$302.30M0.18-$21.84M-$0.62-5.02

Westport Fuel Systems has a consensus price target of $7.27, suggesting a potential upside of 133.65%. Given Westport Fuel Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Westport Fuel Systems is more favorable than Gencor Industries.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gencor Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Westport Fuel Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

21.3% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Gencor Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Gencor Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Westport Fuel Systems. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gencor Industries and 3 mentions for Westport Fuel Systems. Westport Fuel Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Gencor Industries' score of 0.26 indicating that Westport Fuel Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Gencor Industries
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Westport Fuel Systems
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Gencor Industries beats Westport Fuel Systems on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WPRT vs. The Competition

MetricWestport Fuel SystemsAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$53.89M$5.86B$16.65B$8.87B
Dividend YieldN/A2.55%2.96%4.10%
P/E Ratio-5.0246.5823.7419.90
Price / Sales0.1814.1435.01113.66
Price / CashN/A25.9017.0556.90
Price / Book0.392.762.525.38
Net Income-$21.84M$173.36M$764.20M$248.50M
7 Day Performance4.71%3.67%2.16%2.06%
1 Month Performance8.74%11.42%4.38%4.86%
1 Year Performance-45.53%28.91%4.20%20.24%

Westport Fuel Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WPRT
Westport Fuel Systems
1.9954 of 5 stars
$3.11
flat
$7.27
+133.7%
-44.9%$53.89M$302.30M-5.021,509Analyst Revision
GENC
Gencor Industries
1.4773 of 5 stars
$14.00
-8.8%
N/A-21.7%$205.21M$113.12M12.73370
PPIH
Perma-Pipe International
1.3148 of 5 stars
$22.87
-0.5%
N/A+190.7%$183.44M$158.38M14.85610High Trading Volume
DM
Desktop Metal
0.5619 of 5 stars
$4.96
+1.0%
$5.50
+10.9%
+14.8%$165.37M$168.28M-0.441,370
TAYD
Taylor Devices
1.4344 of 5 stars
$43.40
-5.0%
N/A+1.3%$143.29M$44.58M17.36120
DTI
Drilling Tools International
3.3441 of 5 stars
$2.85
-7.5%
$5.50
+93.0%
-45.8%$109.63M$154.45M-56.99394
LSE
Leishen Energy
N/A$5.65
+6.4%
N/AN/A$89.61M$69.07M0.00173Gap Up
FTEK
Fuel Tech
2.5847 of 5 stars
$2.52
-4.9%
$4.00
+58.7%
+169.2%$81.56M$25.13M-28.0070High Trading Volume
YIBO
Planet Image International
N/A$1.44
+2.9%
N/A-25.9%$75.43M$149.83M0.001,404Gap Down
ASYS
Amtech Systems
3.3783 of 5 stars
$4.44
-4.3%
N/A-24.6%$66.42M$101.21M-2.00330
SOTK
Sono-Tek
2.3656 of 5 stars
$3.75
+3.3%
$7.50
+100.0%
-9.9%$57.09M$20.50M46.8880News Coverage
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This page (NASDAQ:WPRT) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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