Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV (HCAC) Competitors

Cepton (NASDAQ:CPTN) and Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV (NASDAQ:HCAC) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CPTN or HCAC?

Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cepton.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cepton	$17.87M	2.92	-$48.55M	-$1.74	-1.87
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV	N/A	N/A	$1.16M	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CPTN or HCAC?

Cepton received 2 more outperform votes than Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV an outperform vote while only 27.27% of users gave Cepton an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cepton	Outperform Votes 3 27.27%	Underperform Votes 8 72.73%
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CPTN or HCAC?

68.2% of Cepton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.8% of Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV shares are held by institutional investors. 36.1% of Cepton shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, CPTN or HCAC?

Cepton has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CPTN or HCAC?

In the previous week, Cepton's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cepton	Neutral
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV	Neutral

Is CPTN or HCAC more profitable?

Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Cepton's net margin of -143.32%. Cepton's return on equity of 0.00% beat Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cepton	-143.32%	N/A	-36.17%
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV	N/A	-29.50%	-0.48%

Do analysts prefer CPTN or HCAC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cepton	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Cepton beats Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.