GreenPower Motor (GP) & Its Peers Head-To-Head Survey
by Teresa Graham · The Cerbat GemGreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP – Get Free Report) is one of 435 public companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare GreenPower Motor to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares GreenPower Motor and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| GreenPower Motor | $16.39 million | -$5.48 million | -2.41 |
| GreenPower Motor Competitors | $4.56 billion | $347.86 million | -12.92 |
GreenPower Motor’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than GreenPower Motor. GreenPower Motor is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Risk and Volatility
GreenPower Motor has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GreenPower Motor’s peers have a beta of 4.52, meaning that their average share price is 352% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
1.7% of GreenPower Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by institutional investors. 28.1% of GreenPower Motor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for GreenPower Motor and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| GreenPower Motor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| GreenPower Motor Competitors | 4069 | 14453 | 17862 | 777 | 2.41 |
As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 29.81%. Given GreenPower Motor’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GreenPower Motor has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Profitability
This table compares GreenPower Motor and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| GreenPower Motor | -24.28% | N/A | -7.44% |
| GreenPower Motor Competitors | -1,947.47% | -19.22% | 0.87% |
Summary
GreenPower Motor peers beat GreenPower Motor on 9 of the 13 factors compared.
About GreenPower Motor
GreenPower Motor Company Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes electric vehicles for commercial markets in the United States and Canada. The company offers commercial vehicles for delivery, public transit, schools, vanpools, micro-transit, shuttles, and other; and passenger, student, low floor transit, and cargo transportation. It leases its vehicles to customers. GreenPower Motor Company Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.