Volcon (VLCN) vs. Its Peers Head to Head Analysis

Volcon (NASDAQ:VLCN – Get Rating) is one of 66 publicly-traded companies in the “Motor vehicles & car bodies” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Volcon to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Volcon and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Volcon	-752.75%	-403.75%	-153.82%
Volcon Competitors	-4,075.04%	-24.78%	-11.83%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.2% of Volcon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.8% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 41.1% of Volcon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Volcon has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Volcon’s competitors have a beta of 1.49, indicating that their average share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Volcon and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Volcon	$4.55 million	-$34.24 million	-0.99
Volcon Competitors	$44.52 billion	$2.45 billion	12.57

Volcon’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Volcon. Volcon 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Volcon and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Volcon	0	0	1	0	3.00
Volcon Competitors	844	2215	3040	137	2.40

Volcon currently has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 316.67%. As a group, “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies have a potential upside of 44.79%. Given Volcon’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Volcon is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Volcon competitors beat Volcon on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Volcon Company Profile

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Volcon, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells electric off road powersport vehicles in the United States and Latin America. It provides electric two and four-wheel motorcycles, and utility terrain vehicles through its dealers. The company also offers a line of upgrades and accessories. Its products are designed for family off-road adventures, and work on the farm and fun transport around private land applications. The company was formerly known as Frog ePowersports, Inc. and changed its name to Volcon, Inc. in October 2020. Volcon, Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.