LEV vs. SHYF, NKLA, LOT, GGR, NWTN, KNDI, FFIE, NIU, CENN, and REE
Should you be buying Lion Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lion Electric include The Shyft Group (SHYF), Nikola (NKLA), Lotus Technology (LOT), Gogoro (GGR), NWTN (NWTN), Kandi Technologies Group (KNDI), Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (FFIE), Niu Technologies (NIU), Cenntro (CENN), and REE Automotive (REE). These companies are all part of the "motor vehicles & car bodies" industry.
The Shyft Group (NASDAQ:SHYF) and Lion Electric (NYSE:LEV) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.
The Shyft Group has higher revenue and earnings than Lion Electric. The Shyft Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lion Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, The Shyft Group had 9 more articles in the media than Lion Electric. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for The Shyft Group and 4 mentions for Lion Electric. Lion Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat The Shyft Group's score of 0.28 indicating that The Shyft Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Lion Electric received 9 more outperform votes than The Shyft Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.63% of users gave The Shyft Group an outperform vote while only 47.56% of users gave Lion Electric an outperform vote.
The Shyft Group has a net margin of 0.01% compared to The Shyft Group's net margin of -43.21%. Lion Electric's return on equity of 2.76% beat The Shyft Group's return on equity.
The Shyft Group has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lion Electric has a beta of 2.14, indicating that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.
The Shyft Group currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.52%. Lion Electric has a consensus target price of $1.74, indicating a potential upside of 99.94%. Given The Shyft Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lion Electric is more favorable than The Shyft Group.
85.8% of The Shyft Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Lion Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of The Shyft Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Lion Electric shares are held 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.
Summary
The Shyft Group beats Lion Electric on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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