Volcon (EMPD) Competitors

Volcon (NASDAQ:EMPD) and Worksport (NASDAQ:WKSP) are both small-cap automobiles and trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Is EMPD or WKSP more profitable?

Worksport has a net margin of -134.19% compared to Volcon's net margin of -720.28%. Worksport's return on equity of -93.40% beat Volcon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Volcon	-720.28%	-282.87%	-180.44%
Worksport	-134.19%	-93.40%	-65.91%

Does the media favor EMPD or WKSP?

In the previous week, Worksport had 9 more articles in the media than Volcon. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Worksport and 5 mentions for Volcon. Worksport's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Volcon's score of 0.23 indicating that Worksport is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Volcon	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Worksport	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend EMPD or WKSP?

Worksport has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 356.03%. Given Worksport's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Worksport is more favorable than Volcon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Volcon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Worksport	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, EMPD or WKSP?

Worksport has higher revenue and earnings than Volcon.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Volcon	$4.04M	0.94	-$45.51M	N/A	N/A
Worksport	$8.48M	2.40	-$16.16M	-$6.60	-0.47

Which has more volatility & risk, EMPD or WKSP?

Volcon has a beta of -0.69, indicating that its share price is 169% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Worksport has a beta of 2, indicating that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EMPD or WKSP?

16.1% of Worksport shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Volcon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Worksport shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Worksport beats Volcon on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.