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Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) Competitors

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$2.83 -0.08 (-2.75%)
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WPRT vs. DM, PPIH, TAYD, DTI, LSE, YIBO, FTEK, TPIC, SOTK, and ASYS

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

Westport Fuel Systems vs. Its Competitors

Westport Fuel Systems (NASDAQ:WPRT) and Desktop Metal (NYSE:DM) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

21.3% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of Desktop Metal shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Desktop Metal shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Westport Fuel Systems$295.68M0.17-$49.72M-$0.62-4.56
Desktop Metal$168.28M0.98-$323.27M-$11.20-0.44

Desktop Metal received 15 more outperform votes than Westport Fuel Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.14% of users gave Westport Fuel Systems an outperform vote while only 56.64% of users gave Desktop Metal an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Westport Fuel SystemsOutperform Votes
356
60.14%
Underperform Votes
236
39.86%
Desktop MetalOutperform Votes
371
56.64%
Underperform Votes
284
43.36%

Westport Fuel Systems currently has a consensus price target of $7.27, suggesting a potential upside of 156.77%. Desktop Metal has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.89%. Given Westport Fuel Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Westport Fuel Systems is more favorable than Desktop Metal.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Westport Fuel Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Desktop Metal
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Westport Fuel Systems has a net margin of -8.01% compared to Desktop Metal's net margin of -217.20%. Westport Fuel Systems' return on equity of -25.57% beat Desktop Metal's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Westport Fuel Systems-8.01% -25.57% -11.61%
Desktop Metal -217.20%-44.48%-18.75%

Westport Fuel Systems has a beta of 2.92, suggesting that its share price is 192% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Desktop Metal has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Westport Fuel Systems had 8 more articles in the media than Desktop Metal. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Westport Fuel Systems and 0 mentions for Desktop Metal. Desktop Metal's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Westport Fuel Systems' score of 1.17 indicating that Desktop Metal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Westport Fuel Systems Positive
Desktop Metal Very Positive

Summary

Westport Fuel Systems beats Desktop Metal on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WPRT vs. The Competition

MetricWestport Fuel SystemsEngines & turbines IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$49.04M$4.70B$17.19B$8.62B
Dividend YieldN/A2.47%2.85%4.18%
P/E Ratio-1.9013.8720.8020.02
Price / Sales0.172.0814.08154.33
Price / CashN/A12.8710.9434.64
Price / Book0.302.801.984.70
Net Income-$49.72M$320.99M$1.41B$247.97M
7 Day PerformanceN/A4.69%6.38%2.64%
1 Month Performance-2.41%13.60%6.05%6.39%
1 Year Performance-53.22%96.01%-2.91%13.95%

Westport Fuel Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WPRT
Westport Fuel Systems
2.3155 of 5 stars
$2.83
-2.7%
$7.27
+156.8%
-52.0%$49.04M$295.68M-1.901,800Positive News
DM
Desktop Metal
1.2785 of 5 stars
$4.96
+1.0%
$5.50
+10.9%
+11.3%$165.37M$168.28M-0.441,370Positive News
PPIH
Perma-Pipe International
1.091 of 5 stars
$14.60
+0.4%
N/A+57.6%$116.55M$158.38M7.41610
TAYD
Taylor Devices
1.185 of 5 stars
$36.53
-0.2%
N/A-21.1%$114.60M$42.80M13.63120Positive News
DTI
Drilling Tools International
3.7627 of 5 stars
$3.10
+2.0%
$5.50
+77.4%
-45.0%$108.20M$160.35M11.07394
LSE
Leishen Energy
N/A$5.03
-2.9%
N/AN/A$87.41M$69.07M0.00173News Coverage
Lockup Expiration
Gap Down
YIBO
Planet Image International
N/A$1.39
+1.5%
N/A-31.7%$73.82M$149.83M0.001,248News Coverage
Positive News
Short Interest ↓
Gap Down
FTEK
Fuel Tech
3.2451 of 5 stars
$2.09
+10.6%
$4.00
+91.4%
+82.2%$64.32M$26.56M-104.5070High Trading Volume
TPIC
TPI Composites
3.9288 of 5 stars
$1.24
-4.6%
$3.16
+154.6%
-73.8%$60.33M$1.37B-0.2413,500Gap Up
SOTK
Sono-Tek
3.0887 of 5 stars
$3.66
-0.3%
$7.50
+104.9%
-12.6%$57.56M$20.50M52.2980Negative News
Short Interest ↓
ASYS
Amtech Systems
3.4566 of 5 stars
$3.96
-1.7%
N/A-28.8%$56.68M$90.83M49.51330

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This page (NASDAQ:WPRT) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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