SES AI (NYSE:SES – Get Free Report) is one of 216 public companies in the “Electrical Equipment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare SES AI to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for SES AI and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SES AI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| SES AI Competitors | 2289 | 5169 | 7220 | 439 | 2.38 |
SES AI currently has a consensus target price of $1.10, indicating a potential upside of 31.42%. As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 53.72%. Given SES AI’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SES AI has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares SES AI and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SES AI | $21.00 million | -$73.04 million | -4.18 |
| SES AI Competitors | $2.42 billion | $146.97 million | 21.14 |
SES AI’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than SES AI. SES AI 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.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
29.8% of SES AI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.4% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.8% of SES AI shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares SES AI and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SES AI | -289.64% | -26.21% | -20.78% |
| SES AI Competitors | -380.97% | -43.65% | -7.29% |
Risk & Volatility
SES AI has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SES AI’s competitors have a beta of -20.29, indicating that their average share price is 2,129% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
SES AI competitors beat SES AI on 10 of the 13 factors compared.
About SES AI
SES AI Corporation engages in the development and production of high-performance Lithium-metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, electric vehicle take-off and landing, and other applications. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts.
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