Wallbox (WBX) Competitors

Wallbox (NYSE:WBX) and Luminar Technologies (NASDAQ:LAZR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WBX or LAZR?

Luminar Technologies received 10 more outperform votes than Wallbox when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.98% of users gave Wallbox an outperform vote while only 38.04% of users gave Luminar Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wallbox	Outperform Votes 25 60.98%	Underperform Votes 16 39.02%
Luminar Technologies	Outperform Votes 35 38.04%	Underperform Votes 57 61.96%

Does the media prefer WBX or LAZR?

In the previous week, Luminar Technologies had 20 more articles in the media than Wallbox. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Luminar Technologies and 3 mentions for Wallbox. Luminar Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Wallbox's score of -0.02 indicating that Luminar Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wallbox	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Luminar Technologies	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WBX or LAZR?

36.9% of Wallbox shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Luminar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 33.3% of Wallbox shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.1% of Luminar Technologies shares are held by company 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 better valuation & earnings, WBX or LAZR?

Wallbox has higher revenue and earnings than Luminar Technologies.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wallbox	$167.64M	0.77	-$121.29M	N/A	N/A
Luminar Technologies	$69.78M	6.93	-$571.27M	-$0.89	-1.10

Do analysts prefer WBX or LAZR?

Wallbox presently has a consensus target price of $1.56, suggesting a potential upside of 108.44%. Luminar Technologies has a consensus target price of $3.34, suggesting a potential upside of 240.56%. Given Luminar Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Luminar Technologies is more favorable than Wallbox.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wallbox	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Luminar Technologies	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Is WBX or LAZR more profitable?

Wallbox has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Luminar Technologies' net margin of -502.92%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wallbox	N/A	N/A	N/A
Luminar Technologies	-502.92%	N/A	-106.70%

Which has more volatility & risk, WBX or LAZR?

Wallbox has a beta of 2.14, indicating that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Luminar Technologies has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Wallbox beats Luminar Technologies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.