Polestar Automotive Holding UK (PSNY) versus Its Peers Critical Contrast

Polestar Automotive Holding UK (NASDAQ:PSNY) is one of 69 publicly-traded companies in the “Motor vehicles & car bodies” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Polestar Automotive Holding UK to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Polestar Automotive Holding UK and its peers’ 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	-1,107.82%	-30.00%	-11.53%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Polestar Automotive Holding UK and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Polestar Automotive Holding UK	$2.06 billion	-$1.19 billion	-2.25
Polestar Automotive Holding UK Competitors	$1,849.12 billion	$2.20 billion	-12.35

Polestar Automotive Holding UK’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Polestar Automotive Holding UK. Polestar Automotive Holding UK 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 & Volatility

Polestar Automotive Holding UK has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polestar Automotive Holding UK’s peers have a beta of 3.65, meaning that their average share price is 265% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.0% of Polestar Automotive Holding UK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% 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, 13.0% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Polestar Automotive Holding UK and its peers, as provided 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	923	2308	2965	137	2.37

Polestar Automotive Holding UK presently has a consensus price target of $1.58, suggesting a potential upside of 23.44%. As a group, “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies have a potential upside of 11.35%. Given Polestar Automotive Holding UK’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Polestar Automotive Holding UK is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

Polestar Automotive Holding UK peers beat Polestar Automotive Holding UK on 8 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.