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Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) Competitors

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$3.12 -0.28 (-8.24%)
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WPRT vs. PDYN, AZ, GENC, PPIH, LSE, TAYD, DTI, YIBO, DM, and ASYS

Should you be buying Westport Fuel Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westport Fuel Systems include Palladyne AI (PDYN), A2Z Smart Technologies (AZ), Gencor Industries (GENC), Perma-Pipe International (PPIH), Leishen Energy (LSE), Taylor Devices (TAYD), Drilling Tools International (DTI), Planet Image International (YIBO), Desktop Metal (DM), and Amtech Systems (ASYS). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.

Westport Fuel Systems vs.

Westport Fuel Systems (NASDAQ:WPRT) and Palladyne AI (NASDAQ:PDYN) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

21.3% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.0% of Palladyne AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Palladyne AI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Westport Fuel Systems has a net margin of -8.01% compared to Palladyne AI's net margin of -722.22%. Westport Fuel Systems' return on equity of -25.57% beat Palladyne AI's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Westport Fuel Systems-8.01% -25.57% -11.61%
Palladyne AI -722.22%-56.81%-37.45%

Westport Fuel Systems presently has a consensus price target of $12.27, suggesting a potential upside of 260.78%. Palladyne AI has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 139.23%. Given Westport Fuel Systems' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Westport Fuel Systems is more favorable than Palladyne AI.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Westport Fuel Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Palladyne AI
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Westport Fuel Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Palladyne AI. Palladyne AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westport Fuel Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Westport Fuel Systems$314.36M0.19-$49.72M-$1.49-2.28
Palladyne AI$7.79M28.36-$115.59M-$2.70-2.32

Westport Fuel Systems received 354 more outperform votes than Palladyne AI when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Palladyne AI an outperform vote while only 60.27% of users gave Westport Fuel Systems an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Westport Fuel SystemsOutperform Votes
355
60.27%
Underperform Votes
234
39.73%
Palladyne AIOutperform Votes
1
100.00%
Underperform Votes
No Votes

Westport Fuel Systems has a beta of 2.93, suggesting that its stock price is 193% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palladyne AI has a beta of 3.88, suggesting that its stock price is 288% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Westport Fuel Systems had 9 more articles in the media than Palladyne AI. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Westport Fuel Systems and 5 mentions for Palladyne AI. Palladyne AI's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Westport Fuel Systems' score of -0.24 indicating that Palladyne AI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Westport Fuel Systems
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Palladyne AI
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Westport Fuel Systems beats Palladyne AI on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WPRT vs. The Competition

MetricWestport Fuel SystemsEngines & turbines IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$58.76M$4.63B$16.82B$7.92B
Dividend YieldN/A2.54%3.00%4.04%
P/E Ratio-2.2811.7817.3118.81
Price / Sales0.192.1152.1888.86
Price / CashN/A12.8710.9434.64
Price / Book0.362.441.784.18
Net Income-$49.72M$320.99M$1.41B$247.10M
7 Day Performance-19.81%-3.37%-4.64%-2.74%
1 Month Performance-19.05%-8.73%-3.90%-3.92%
1 Year Performance-48.80%96.22%-16.77%-0.12%

Westport Fuel Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WPRT
Westport Fuel Systems
1.7599 of 5 stars
$3.08
-9.4%
$12.27
+298.3%
-48.9%$53.23M$314.36M-2.071,800Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Down
PDYN
Palladyne AI
2.3152 of 5 stars
$7.59
+3.1%
$15.00
+97.6%
N/A$267.32M$7.79M-3.5170Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
AZ
A2Z Smart Technologies
2.8666 of 5 stars
$7.12
-2.9%
N/A+452.2%$195.40M$6.63M-14.2460Earnings Report
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Gap Down
GENC
Gencor Industries
N/A$13.25
+3.0%
N/A-28.1%$194.22M$113.12M12.05370Gap Down
PPIH
Perma-Pipe International
N/A$13.99
+1.7%
N/A+44.0%$111.68M$153.58M7.10610
LSE
Leishen Energy
N/A$6.20
-6.5%
N/AN/A$104.63M$69.07M0.00173Gap Down
TAYD
Taylor Devices
0.6319 of 5 stars
$32.98
+4.0%
N/A-36.6%$103.43M$44.49M12.31120Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
DTI
Drilling Tools International
3.8959 of 5 stars
$2.73
+3.4%
$5.50
+101.5%
-34.2%$97.17M$154.45M9.75394
YIBO
Planet Image International
N/A$1.43
+0.7%
N/A-60.7%$77.05M$153.28M0.001,248Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Positive News
DM
Desktop Metal
1.3172 of 5 stars
$2.28
+2.2%
$5.50
+141.2%
-41.7%$76.02M$168.28M-0.201,370
ASYS
Amtech Systems
1.5672 of 5 stars
$5.10
-1.4%
N/A-12.6%$72.87M$100.68M63.76330
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