REE Automotive (REE) Competitors

Cooper-Standard (NYSE:CPS) and REE Automotive (NASDAQ:REE) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CPS or REE?

Cooper-Standard received 246 more outperform votes than REE Automotive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.08% of users gave Cooper-Standard an outperform vote while only 32.43% of users gave REE Automotive an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cooper-Standard	Outperform Votes 258 57.08%	Underperform Votes 194 42.92%
REE Automotive	Outperform Votes 12 32.43%	Underperform Votes 25 67.57%

Is CPS or REE more profitable?

Cooper-Standard has a net margin of -6.35% compared to REE Automotive's net margin of -6,265.21%. Cooper-Standard's return on equity of 0.00% beat REE Automotive's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cooper-Standard	-6.35%	N/A	-4.67%
REE Automotive	-6,265.21%	-119.91%	-72.27%

Do analysts rate CPS or REE?

REE Automotive has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 108.03%. Given REE Automotive's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe REE Automotive is more favorable than Cooper-Standard.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cooper-Standard	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
REE Automotive	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media prefer CPS or REE?

In the previous week, REE Automotive had 3 more articles in the media than Cooper-Standard. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for REE Automotive and 2 mentions for Cooper-Standard. Cooper-Standard's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat REE Automotive's score of 0.46 indicating that Cooper-Standard is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cooper-Standard	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
REE Automotive	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CPS or REE?

69.1% of Cooper-Standard shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.7% of REE Automotive shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Cooper-Standard shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of REE Automotive shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, CPS or REE?

Cooper-Standard has a beta of 2.74, meaning that its share price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, REE Automotive has a beta of 3.04, meaning that its share price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CPS or REE?

REE Automotive has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cooper-Standard. Cooper-Standard is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than REE Automotive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cooper-Standard	$2.82B	0.09	-$201.99M	-$9.94	-1.47
REE Automotive	$1.61M	45.50	-$114.21M	-$8.95	-0.78

Summary

REE Automotive beats Cooper-Standard on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.