Hyliion (HYLN) Competitors

Hyliion (NYSE:HYLN) and Lotus Technology (NASDAQ:LOT) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HYLN or LOT?

22.8% of Hyliion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.4% of Lotus Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 20.4% of Hyliion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Lotus Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HYLN or LOT?

Hyliion received 25 more outperform votes than Lotus Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 46.30% of users gave Hyliion an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Lotus Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hyliion	Outperform Votes 25 46.30%	Underperform Votes 29 53.70%
Lotus Technology	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HYLN or LOT?

Hyliion has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lotus Technology. Hyliion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lotus Technology, 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
Hyliion	$1.51M	158.14	-$123.51M	-$0.29	-4.71
Lotus Technology	$1.01B	0.85	-$742M	-$1.56	-0.81

Is HYLN or LOT more profitable?

Hyliion has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lotus Technology's net margin of -87.61%. Lotus Technology's return on equity of 0.00% beat Hyliion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hyliion	N/A	-19.83%	-18.78%
Lotus Technology	-87.61%	N/A	-38.53%

Does the media prefer HYLN or LOT?

In the previous week, Lotus Technology had 10 more articles in the media than Hyliion. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Lotus Technology and 1 mentions for Hyliion. Lotus Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat Hyliion's score of 0.00 indicating that Lotus Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hyliion	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lotus Technology	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend HYLN or LOT?

Hyliion currently has a consensus target price of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.52%. Lotus Technology has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 451.18%. Given Lotus Technology's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lotus Technology is more favorable than Hyliion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hyliion	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Lotus Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, HYLN or LOT?

Hyliion has a beta of 2.52, suggesting that its share price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lotus Technology has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hyliion beats Lotus Technology on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.