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Lightning eMotors (ZEV) Competitors

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ZEV vs. CENN, ECDA, WKSP, XOS, WKHS, GP, PEV, FLYE, AIEV, and CJET

Should you be buying Lightning eMotors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lightning eMotors include Cenntro (CENN), ECD Automotive Design (ECDA), Worksport (WKSP), XOS (XOS), Workhorse Group (WKHS), GreenPower Motor (GP), Phoenix Motor (PEV), Fly-E Group (FLYE), Thunder Power (AIEV), and Chijet Motor (CJET). These companies are all part of the "automobiles and trucks" industry.

Lightning eMotors vs.

Lightning eMotors (NYSE:ZEV) and Cenntro (NASDAQ:CENN) 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 analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.

Lightning eMotors has a beta of 2.69, meaning that its stock price is 169% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cenntro has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

25.2% of Lightning eMotors shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Lightning eMotors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Cenntro shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Lightning eMotors' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Cenntro'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Lightning eMotors Neutral
Cenntro Neutral

Lightning eMotors received 16 more outperform votes than Cenntro when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Cenntro an outperform vote while only 51.43% of users gave Lightning eMotors an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Lightning eMotorsOutperform Votes
18
51.43%
Underperform Votes
17
48.57%
CenntroOutperform Votes
2
100.00%
Underperform Votes
No Votes

Lightning eMotors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cenntro.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lightning eMotors$24.69M0.00$15.17M-$11.19N/A
Cenntro$37.05M0.70-$54.20MN/AN/A

Cenntro has a net margin of -109.17% compared to Lightning eMotors' net margin of -221.51%. Cenntro's return on equity of -37.17% beat Lightning eMotors' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lightning eMotors-221.51% -221.78% -69.89%
Cenntro -109.17%-37.17%-23.58%

Summary

Cenntro beats Lightning eMotors on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ZEV vs. The Competition

MetricLightning eMotorsMotor vehicles & car bodies IndustryAuto SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$10.53M$43.92B$18.36B$20.30B
Dividend YieldN/A2.78%2.85%3.64%
P/E Ratio-0.1510.9919.6334.87
Price / SalesN/A16.3410.2415.49
Price / CashN/A11.9610.8720.26
Price / BookN/A2.971.944.80
Net Income$15.17M$3.05B$1.42B$1.02B

Lightning eMotors Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ZEV
Lightning eMotors
N/AN/AN/AN/A$10.53M$24.69M-0.15200
CENN
Cenntro
0.2076 of 5 stars
$0.98
-0.8%
N/A-41.3%$30.22M$22.08M0.00210Gap Up
ECDA
ECD Automotive Design
1.2315 of 5 stars
$0.87
-2.6%
N/A-6.4%$30.01M$15.12M0.00N/AGap Down
WKSP
Worksport
1.8724 of 5 stars
$0.82
-1.3%
$1.75
+113.3%
-39.8%$27.03M$1.53M-1.2410
XOS
XOS
2.2529 of 5 stars
$3.17
+2.6%
$10.25
+223.3%
-25.4%$25.46M$44.52M-0.47330News Coverage
Gap Down
WKHS
Workhorse Group
1.7151 of 5 stars
$0.55
-5.5%
$5.63
+931.7%
-92.3%$22.34M$13.10M-0.07330
GP
GreenPower Motor
2.7939 of 5 stars
$0.75
+2.9%
$2.33
+211.6%
-67.0%$19.77M$39.27M-0.8870Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
PEV
Phoenix Motor
0.288 of 5 stars
$0.34
-14.5%
N/A-67.2%$12.80M$3.12M-1.1060Gap Down
FLYE
Fly-E Group
N/A$0.51
-0.6%
N/AN/A$12.54M$32.21M0.0057Earnings Report
News Coverage
Gap Down
AIEV
Thunder Power
N/A$0.23
-3.7%
N/AN/A$11.77MN/A0.00N/AGap Up
CJET
Chijet Motor
N/A$1.79
+2.5%
N/AN/A$9.60MN/A0.00N/AGap Up

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This page (NYSE:ZEV) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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