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Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) Competitors

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$2.92 -0.01 (-0.17%)
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WPRT vs. GENC, DM, TAYD, PPIH, DTI, LSE, YIBO, SOTK, ASYS, and TPIC

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

Westport Fuel Systems vs.

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

Gencor Industries has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westport Fuel Systems has a beta of 3.01, suggesting that its stock price is 201% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Westport Fuel Systems received 341 more outperform votes than Gencor Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.50% of users gave Gencor Industries an outperform vote while only 60.14% of users gave Westport Fuel Systems an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Gencor IndustriesOutperform Votes
15
62.50%
Underperform Votes
9
37.50%
Westport Fuel SystemsOutperform Votes
356
60.14%
Underperform Votes
236
39.86%

In the previous week, Westport Fuel Systems had 5 more articles in the media than Gencor Industries. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Westport Fuel Systems and 3 mentions for Gencor Industries. Gencor Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Westport Fuel Systems' score of -0.08 indicating that Gencor Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Westport Fuel Systems has a consensus target price of $7.27, indicating a potential upside of 146.33%. Given Westport Fuel Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Gencor Industries has a net margin of 14.33% compared to Westport Fuel Systems' net margin of -8.01%. 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 -8.01%-25.57%-11.61%

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$113.12M1.75$14.67M$1.1012.25
Westport Fuel Systems$295.68M0.17-$49.72M-$0.62-4.76

Summary

Gencor Industries beats Westport Fuel Systems on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WPRT vs. The Competition

MetricWestport Fuel SystemsEngines & turbines IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$51.12M$4.77B$18.74B$8.39B
Dividend YieldN/A2.55%2.94%4.10%
P/E Ratio-1.9812.5919.3419.71
Price / Sales0.172.178.66117.28
Price / CashN/A12.8710.9434.62
Price / Book0.322.481.904.50
Net Income-$49.72M$320.99M$1.41B$248.18M
7 Day Performance3.51%2.13%-2.12%0.20%
1 Month Performance3.51%24.95%9.96%12.37%
1 Year Performance-49.92%85.94%-7.25%7.04%

Westport Fuel Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WPRT
Westport Fuel Systems
1.5325 of 5 stars
$2.92
-0.2%
$7.27
+149.3%
-52.2%$50.77M$295.68M-1.971,800Positive News
GENC
Gencor Industries
N/A$13.46
+0.9%
N/A-32.5%$197.30M$113.12M12.24370Gap Down
DM
Desktop Metal
0.5489 of 5 stars
$4.96
+1.0%
$5.50
+10.9%
-18.2%$165.37M$168.28M-0.441,370News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
TAYD
Taylor Devices
1.6273 of 5 stars
$36.87
-0.4%
N/A-29.9%$115.66M$42.80M13.76120Positive News
PPIH
Perma-Pipe International
N/A$13.53
-0.1%
N/A+43.9%$108.01M$158.38M6.87610
DTI
Drilling Tools International
3.8882 of 5 stars
$2.62
+10.5%
$5.50
+109.9%
-56.4%$93.25M$154.45M9.36394Analyst Upgrade
Buyback Announcement
Analyst Revision
LSE
Leishen Energy
N/A$5.23
-2.4%
N/AN/A$88.26M$69.07M0.00173Positive News
Gap Up
YIBO
Planet Image International
N/A$1.47
+19.5%
N/A-17.0%$79.21M$149.83M0.001,248Gap Down
SOTK
Sono-Tek
1.9181 of 5 stars
$3.88
-1.6%
$7.50
+93.5%
-23.0%$61.04M$20.15M55.3680News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
ASYS
Amtech Systems
3.0021 of 5 stars
$3.36
-2.0%
N/A-29.3%$48.01M$100.68M42.01330Analyst Downgrade
High Trading Volume
TPIC
TPI Composites
4.1111 of 5 stars
$0.99
+13.8%
$3.19
+221.8%
-71.6%$47.13M$1.33B-0.2013,500

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This page (NASDAQ:WPRT) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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