Polestar Automotive Holding UK (PSNY) and The Competition Critical Review

Polestar Automotive Holding UK (NASDAQ:PSNY) is one of 76 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 related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

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	-1,663.85%	-28.25%	-11.01%

Risk & Volatility

Polestar Automotive Holding UK has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polestar Automotive Holding UK’s competitors have a beta of 3.47, meaning that their average stock price is 247% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Polestar Automotive Holding UK and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	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	1006	2602	3468	161	2.38

Polestar Automotive Holding UK currently has a consensus price target of $1.58, indicating a potential upside of 36.21%. As a group, “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies have a potential upside of 7.16%. Given Polestar Automotive Holding UK’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Polestar Automotive Holding UK is more favorable than its competitors.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.0% of Polestar Automotive Holding UK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Polestar Automotive Holding UK shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Polestar Automotive Holding UK	$2.38 billion	-$1.19 billion	-2.04
Polestar Automotive Holding UK Competitors	$942.15 billion	$2.76 billion	10.54

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.

About Polestar Automotive Holding UK

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