Comparing Polestar Automotive Holding UK (PSNY) and Its Competitors

Polestar Automotive Holding UK (NASDAQ:PSNY) is one of 73 publicly-traded companies in the “Motor vehicles & car bodies” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Polestar Automotive Holding UK to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.0% of Polestar Automotive Holding UK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.3% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Polestar Automotive Holding UK shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are owned by company 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.

Profitability

This table compares Polestar Automotive Holding UK and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polestar Automotive Holding UK	N/A	N/A	N/A
Polestar Automotive Holding UK Competitors	-1,024.61%	-27.33%	-10.70%

Risk and Volatility

Polestar Automotive Holding UK has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polestar Automotive Holding UK’s competitors have a beta of 3.49, indicating that their average stock price is 249% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Polestar Automotive Holding UK and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Polestar Automotive Holding UK	2	3	1	0	1.83
Polestar Automotive Holding UK Competitors	1003	2582	3448	160	2.38

Polestar Automotive Holding UK presently has a consensus target price of $1.58, suggesting a potential upside of 42.34%. As a group, “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies have a potential upside of 12.77%. Given Polestar Automotive Holding UK’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Polestar Automotive Holding UK is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Polestar Automotive Holding UK and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Polestar Automotive Holding UK	$2.06 billion	-$1.19 billion	-1.95
Polestar Automotive Holding UK Competitors	$1,730.26 billion	$2.31 billion	10.60

Polestar Automotive Holding UK’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Polestar Automotive Holding UK. Polestar Automotive Holding UK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Polestar Automotive Holding UK competitors beat Polestar Automotive Holding UK on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Polestar Automotive Holding UK Company Profile

Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC manufactures and sells premium electric vehicles. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden.