Fisker (FSRN) and The Competition Head to Head Contrast

Fisker (NYSE:FSRN) is one of 68 public companies in the “Motor vehicles & car bodies” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Fisker to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

33.6% of Fisker shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.5% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are held by institutional investors. 26.3% of Fisker shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Fisker and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fisker	$272.89 million	-$761.99 million	-0.02
Fisker Competitors	$865.15 billion	$2.49 billion	19.24

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

Volatility and Risk

Fisker has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fisker’s rivals have a beta of 3.72, indicating that their average share price is 272% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Fisker and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fisker	-278.72%	-110.93%	-23.14%
Fisker Competitors	-150.56%	-24.46%	-9.06%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Fisker and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fisker	0	0	0	0	N/A
Fisker Competitors	957	2477	3360	151	2.39

As a group, “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies have a potential upside of 15.97%. Given Fisker’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fisker has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Fisker rivals beat Fisker on 9 of the 10 factors compared.

About Fisker

Fisker Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, leases, or sells electric vehicles. It operates through three segments: The White Space, The Value Segment, and The Conservative Premium segments. The company is also involved in asset-light automotive business. In addition, it offers fisker flexible platform agnostic design, a process that develops and designs electric vehicles in specific segment size. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California.