Head to Head Contrast: XCHG (XCH) vs. Its Peers

XCHG (NASDAQ:XCH) is one of 218 publicly-traded companies in the “Electrical Equipment” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare XCHG to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

37.4% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 14.9% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for XCHG and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XCHG	1	1	0	0	1.50
XCHG Competitors	2321	5206	7264	440	2.38

As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 47.95%. Given XCHG’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe XCHG has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares XCHG and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XCHG	N/A	N/A	N/A
XCHG Competitors	-367.00%	-74.52%	-7.81%

Risk & Volatility

XCHG has a beta of -1.42, meaning that its stock price is 242% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XCHG’s rivals have a beta of -20.38, meaning that their average stock price is 2,138% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares XCHG and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
XCHG	$25.10 million	-$32.50 million	-3.19
XCHG Competitors	$2.40 billion	$153.23 million	20.58

XCHG’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than XCHG. XCHG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

XCHG rivals beat XCHG on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

XCHG Company Profile

XCharge Limited develops electric-vehicle charging equipment and related energy solutions. Its products include high-power direct-current charging systems and battery-integrated charging solutions designed for commercial and public charging applications. The company also provides software and services to support the operation and management of charging infrastructure. Its offerings are intended for customers such as charging network operators, businesses and fleet operators. Founded in 2017, XCharge serves customers in multiple international markets.