Cepton (CPTN) Competitors $3.25 0.00 (0.00%) As of 01/7/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CPTN vs. LAZR, STRT, NIU, MPAA, GGR, CAAS, MAMO, BLNK, KNDI, and REEShould you be buying Cepton stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cepton include Luminar Technologies (LAZR), Strattec Security (STRT), Niu Technologies (NIU), Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA), Gogoro (GGR), China Automotive Systems (CAAS), Massimo Group (MAMO), Blink Charging (BLNK), Kandi Technologies Group (KNDI), and REE Automotive (REE). These companies are all part of the "automobiles and trucks" industry. Cepton vs. Luminar Technologies Strattec Security Niu Technologies Motorcar Parts of America Gogoro China Automotive Systems Massimo Group Blink Charging Kandi Technologies Group REE Automotive Luminar Technologies (NASDAQ:LAZR) and Cepton (NASDAQ:CPTN) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to LAZR or CPTN? In the previous week, Luminar Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than Cepton. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Luminar Technologies and 0 mentions for Cepton. Luminar Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Cepton's score of 0.00 indicating that Luminar Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Luminar Technologies Positive Cepton Neutral Which has higher earnings and valuation, LAZR or CPTN? Cepton has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Luminar Technologies. Cepton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luminar Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLuminar Technologies$75.03M2.37-$571.27M-$13.34-0.40Cepton$17.87M2.92-$48.55M-$1.74-1.87 Do analysts prefer LAZR or CPTN? Luminar Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $50.06, suggesting a potential upside of 837.50%. Given Luminar Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Luminar Technologies is more favorable than Cepton.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Luminar Technologies 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Cepton 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more risk & volatility, LAZR or CPTN? Luminar Technologies has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cepton has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LAZR or CPTN? Luminar Technologies received 32 more outperform votes than Cepton when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 38.04% of users gave Luminar Technologies an outperform vote while only 27.27% of users gave Cepton an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLuminar TechnologiesOutperform Votes3538.04% Underperform Votes5761.96% CeptonOutperform Votes327.27% Underperform Votes872.73% Is LAZR or CPTN more profitable? Cepton has a net margin of -143.32% compared to Luminar Technologies' net margin of -502.92%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Luminar Technologies-502.92% N/A -109.76% Cepton -143.32%N/A -36.17% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of LAZR or CPTN? 31.0% of Luminar Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of Cepton shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.1% of Luminar Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.1% of Cepton shares are owned 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. SummaryLuminar Technologies beats Cepton on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cepton News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CPTN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CPTN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCeptonMotor vehicle parts & accessories IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$52.17M$2.95B$19.62B$9.14BDividend YieldN/A3.82%2.86%3.98%P/E Ratio-1.8713.4211.4817.66Price / Sales2.922.889.3981.09Price / CashN/A7.8211.1037.71Price / Book-1.342.581.994.73Net Income-$48.55M$197.94M$1.53B$225.42M7 Day PerformanceN/A-3.90%-2.85%0.75%1 Month Performance-0.31%-2.56%-4.34%3.61%1 Year Performance24.05%-10.85%-1.16%21.42% Cepton Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CPTNCeptonN/A$3.25flatN/AN/A$52.17M$17.87M-1.872LAZRLuminar Technologies2.3353 of 5 stars$5.61-12.6%$50.06+792.4%-87.2%$186.87M$69.78M-0.42500Short Interest ↓STRTStrattec Security3.5336 of 5 stars$38.68-2.0%N/A+50.7%$158.59M$537.77M9.823,365Short Interest ↑NIUNiu Technologies0.423 of 5 stars$1.93-3.0%N/A+12.1%$149.69M$373.49M-4.39700MPAAMotorcar Parts of America3.2917 of 5 stars$6.89-3.2%$14.00+103.2%-30.1%$136.77M$717.68M-1.975,900Positive NewsGGRGogoro1.6164 of 5 stars$0.44-1.5%$0.50+13.0%-80.6%$130.51M$329.04M-1.381,892Short Interest ↓CAASChina Automotive Systems1.6247 of 5 stars$4.16+2.7%N/A+22.9%$125.59M$576.35M3.964,095Short Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMAMOMassimo GroupN/A$3.03-1.3%N/AN/A$125.38M$115.04M15.95126Gap UpBLNKBlink Charging1.8587 of 5 stars$1.23-5.4%$5.60+355.3%-51.2%$124.45M$140.60M-0.81200Short Interest ↑Gap UpKNDIKandi Technologies Group1.0548 of 5 stars$1.16-7.9%N/A-58.3%$99.84M$123.60M-14.50840News CoverageREEREE Automotive3.1862 of 5 stars$8.79-8.2%$14.50+65.0%+59.5%$92.37M$626,000.00-0.96270 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Luminar Technologies Competitors Strattec Security Competitors Niu Technologies Competitors Motorcar Parts of America Competitors Gogoro Competitors China Automotive Systems Competitors Massimo Group Competitors Blink Charging Competitors Kandi Technologies Group Competitors REE Automotive Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CPTN) was last updated on 1/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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