GreenPower Motor (GP) and The Competition Critical Analysis

GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP) is one of 434 publicly-traded companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare GreenPower Motor to related companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares GreenPower Motor and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GreenPower Motor	-24.28%	N/A	-7.44%
GreenPower Motor Competitors	-1,947.44%	-10.16%	0.86%

Risk & Volatility

GreenPower Motor has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GreenPower Motor’s peers have a beta of 4.40, indicating that their average stock price is 340% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.7% of GreenPower Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by institutional investors. 28.1% of GreenPower Motor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares GreenPower Motor and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
GreenPower Motor	$16.39 million	-$5.48 million	-1.84
GreenPower Motor Competitors	$4.50 billion	$347.98 million	-12.21

GreenPower Motor’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than GreenPower Motor. GreenPower Motor is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for GreenPower Motor and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GreenPower Motor	1	1	0	0	1.50
GreenPower Motor Competitors	4078	14470	17880	777	2.41

As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 30.12%. Given GreenPower Motor’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GreenPower Motor has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

GreenPower Motor peers beat GreenPower Motor on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

GreenPower Motor Company Profile

GreenPower Motor Company Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes electric vehicles for commercial markets in the United States and Canada. The company offers commercial vehicles for delivery, public transit, schools, vanpools, micro-transit, shuttles, and other; and passenger, student, low floor transit, and cargo transportation. It leases its vehicles to customers. GreenPower Motor Company Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.