Nikola (NKLA) Competitors $1.91 -0.03 (-1.55%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends NKLA vs. TSLA, GM, F, THO, WGO, SHYF, NWTN, NIU, GGR, and KNDIShould 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), The Shyft Group (SHYF), NWTN (NWTN), Niu Technologies (NIU), Gogoro (GGR), and Kandi Technologies Group (KNDI). Nikola vs. Tesla General Motors Ford Motor THOR Industries Winnebago Industries The Shyft Group NWTN Niu Technologies Gogoro Kandi Technologies Group Nikola (NASDAQ:NKLA) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking. Does the MarketBeat Community favor NKLA or TSLA? Tesla received 2519 more outperform votes than Nikola when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.11% of users gave Tesla an outperform vote while only 51.64% of users gave Nikola an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNikolaOutperform Votes6351.64% Underperform Votes5948.36% TeslaOutperform Votes258263.11% Underperform Votes150936.89% Does the media refer more to NKLA or TSLA? In the previous week, Tesla had 198 more articles in the media than Nikola. MarketBeat recorded 200 mentions for Tesla and 2 mentions for Nikola. Tesla's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Nikola's score of 0.63 indicating that Tesla is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nikola 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Tesla 109 Very Positive mention(s) 26 Positive mention(s) 41 Neutral mention(s) 15 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend NKLA or TSLA? Nikola currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 528.27%. Tesla has a consensus target price of $230.18, suggesting a potential downside of 32.70%. Given Nikola's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nikola is more favorable than Tesla.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nikola 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Tesla 9 Sell rating(s) 16 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NKLA or TSLA? 37.4% of Nikola shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.2% of Tesla shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Nikola shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.7% of Tesla 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 volatility and risk, NKLA or TSLA? Nikola has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tesla has a beta of 2.29, indicating that its share price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is NKLA or TSLA 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 Nikola-840.44% -95.73% -46.23% Tesla 13.07%10.24%6.08% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NKLA or TSLA? 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 RatioNikola$35.84M3.24-$966.28M-$14.26-0.13Tesla$97.15B11.30$15.00B$3.6593.71 SummaryTesla beats Nikola on 16 of the 18 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$116.26M$41.91B$16.83B$8.82BDividend YieldN/A3.19%3.11%4.07%P/E Ratio-0.138.7214.7517.81Price / Sales3.2427.6812.6774.38Price / CashN/A10.8111.2132.53Price / Book0.312.472.094.68Net Income-$966.28M$3.18B$1.52B$226.08M7 Day Performance-38.78%-6.68%-4.51%-2.04%1 Month Performance-50.00%-4.55%-7.84%0.06%1 Year Performance-93.55%-23.96%-7.63%24.60% Nikola Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NKLANikola1.2417 of 5 stars$1.91-1.5%$12.00+528.3%-93.6%$118.08M$35.84M-0.131,500Options VolumeTSLATesla4.6193 of 5 stars$342.03-1.1%$230.18-32.7%+45.2%$1.11T$96.77B93.71140,473Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGMGeneral Motors4.5911 of 5 stars$54.88-0.4%$56.92+3.7%+92.4%$60.60B$171.84B5.85163,000Insider TradeFFord Motor3.9754 of 5 stars$10.73-3.0%$12.02+12.1%+3.7%$43.92B$176.19B12.19177,000Analyst RevisionTHOTHOR Industries4.6911 of 5 stars$108.33+0.4%$110.80+2.3%+5.6%$5.73B$10.04B21.9722,300Positive NewsWGOWinnebago Industries4.0996 of 5 stars$57.30-1.0%$68.13+18.9%-14.7%$1.66B$2.97B191.005,700SHYFThe Shyft Group3.4493 of 5 stars$13.42+0.6%$18.00+34.1%+17.6%$460.16M$872.20M0.003,000NWTNNWTN0.547 of 5 stars$1.18+2.6%N/A-84.6%$329.11MN/A0.00103NIUNiu Technologies1.632 of 5 stars$1.79-2.2%N/A-25.7%$141.93M$373.49M0.00550News CoverageGGRGogoro1.7128 of 5 stars$0.46flat$1.35+190.9%-83.0%$136.97M$349.85M0.001,892Analyst ForecastKNDIKandi Technologies Group0.1766 of 5 stars$1.10flatN/A-60.0%$95.11M$123.60M0.00840Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TSLA Competitors GM Competitors F Competitors THO Competitors WGO Competitors SHYF Competitors NWTN Competitors NIU Competitors GGR Competitors KNDI 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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