Nikola (NKLA) Competitors $1.18 +0.01 (+0.85%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends NKLA vs. TSLA, GM, F, THO, WGO, GGR, NIU, REE, KNDI, and LEVShould you be buying Nikola stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nikola include Tesla (TSLA), General Motors (GM), Ford Motor (F), THOR Industries (THO), Winnebago Industries (WGO), Gogoro (GGR), Niu Technologies (NIU), REE Automotive (REE), Kandi Technologies Group (KNDI), and Lion Electric (LEV). Nikola vs. Tesla General Motors Ford Motor THOR Industries Winnebago Industries Gogoro Niu Technologies REE Automotive Kandi Technologies Group Lion Electric Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Nikola (NASDAQ:NKLA) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends. Which has more volatility & risk, TSLA or NKLA? Tesla has a beta of 2.36, indicating that its share price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nikola has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend TSLA or NKLA? Tesla currently has a consensus price target of $272.06, suggesting a potential downside of 35.39%. Nikola has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 916.95%. Given Nikola's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nikola is more favorable than Tesla.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tesla 9 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23Nikola 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Which has higher earnings & valuation, TSLA or NKLA? Tesla has higher revenue and earnings than Nikola. Nikola is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tesla, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTesla$97.15B13.91$15.00B$3.65115.36Nikola$75.53M0.95-$966.28M-$14.26-0.08 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TSLA or NKLA? 66.2% of Tesla shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.4% of Nikola shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.7% of Tesla shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Nikola shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor TSLA or NKLA? Tesla received 2527 more outperform votes than Nikola when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.12% of users gave Tesla an outperform vote while only 51.64% of users gave Nikola an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTeslaOutperform Votes259063.12% Underperform Votes151336.88% NikolaOutperform Votes6351.64% Underperform Votes5948.36% Does the media favor TSLA or NKLA? In the previous week, Tesla had 209 more articles in the media than Nikola. MarketBeat recorded 210 mentions for Tesla and 1 mentions for Nikola. Tesla's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Nikola's score of 0.00 indicating that Tesla is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tesla 65 Very Positive mention(s) 48 Positive mention(s) 52 Neutral mention(s) 32 Negative mention(s) 11 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nikola 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is TSLA or NKLA more profitable? Tesla has a net margin of 13.07% compared to Nikola's net margin of -840.44%. Tesla's return on equity of 10.24% beat Nikola's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tesla13.07% 10.24% 6.08% Nikola -840.44%-95.73%-46.23% SummaryTesla beats Nikola on 18 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 NKLA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNikolaMotor vehicles & car bodies IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$71.82M$46.32B$19.29B$9.07BDividend YieldN/A3.35%3.10%4.22%P/E Ratio-0.089.1711.3217.19Price / Sales0.9524.7811.07116.80Price / CashN/A11.9712.3437.86Price / Book0.072.611.894.78Net Income-$966.28M$3.18B$1.51B$225.60M7 Day Performance-17.48%-3.55%-4.94%-1.24%1 Month Performance-41.19%-1.10%-2.45%3.06%1 Year Performance-95.26%-23.24%-13.26%16.50% Nikola Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NKLANikola1.1438 of 5 stars$1.18+0.9%$12.00+916.9%-95.4%$71.82M$75.53M-0.081,500High Trading VolumeTSLATesla4.2154 of 5 stars$457.80+4.9%$257.36-43.8%+70.4%$1.47T$96.77B122.98140,473Analyst UpgradeGap DownGMGeneral Motors4.6387 of 5 stars$51.76-1.5%$58.70+13.4%+46.0%$56.92B$182.72B5.59163,000FFord Motor4.4072 of 5 stars$9.98-3.9%$11.83+18.6%-16.2%$39.66B$182.74B11.48177,000THOTHOR Industries4.6435 of 5 stars$101.97-2.5%$112.33+10.2%-16.5%$5.43B$9.69B26.7522,300Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageWGOWinnebago Industries4.5919 of 5 stars$54.50-1.6%$68.13+25.0%-29.6%$1.58B$2.97B184.705,700Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageGap DownGGRGogoro0.6842 of 5 stars$0.58-2.7%$0.50-14.3%-79.9%$172.23M$349.85M0.001,892NIUNiu Technologies1.2066 of 5 stars$1.81-1.9%N/A-17.8%$140.00M$373.49M-4.18550News CoverageREEREE Automotive1.8195 of 5 stars$10.12-6.6%$14.50+43.3%+91.9%$106.36M$1.61M-1.12270Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap DownKNDIKandi Technologies Group0.5241 of 5 stars$1.01+1.0%N/A-67.3%$86.93M$118.13M-12.50840LEVLion Electric3.3634 of 5 stars$0.26-23.5%$1.46+474.2%N/A$57.69M$176.81M-0.571,350News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TSLA Competitors GM Competitors F Competitors THO Competitors WGO Competitors GGR Competitors NIU Competitors REE Competitors KNDI Competitors LEV 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:NKLA) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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