WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD) and ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT) Financial Comparison

WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD) and ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for WeRide and ChargePoint, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WeRide	1	1	7	0	2.67
ChargePoint	3	6	1	0	1.80

WeRide presently has a consensus price target of $12.48, indicating a potential upside of 69.15%. ChargePoint has a consensus price target of $8.63, indicating a potential upside of 26.19%. Given WeRide’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe WeRide is more favorable than ChargePoint.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

37.8% of ChargePoint shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of WeRide shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of ChargePoint shares are owned 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.

Volatility and Risk

WeRide has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ChargePoint has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares WeRide and ChargePoint’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WeRide	-228.47%	-24.18%	-21.45%
ChargePoint	-53.55%	-276.06%	-20.17%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares WeRide and ChargePoint”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WeRide	$97.89 million	23.83	-$230.20 million	($0.75)	-9.84
ChargePoint	$411.22 million	0.39	-$220.20 million	($9.33)	-0.73

ChargePoint has higher revenue and earnings than WeRide. WeRide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ChargePoint, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

About WeRide

WeRide, Inc. engages in the development of an autonomous driving technology platform. It offers Robotaxi, Robobus, Robovan, Robosweeper, and advanced driving solutions, providing smart services in online ride-hailing, on-demand transport, urban logistics, and environmental sanitation. The company was founded by Tony Xu Han and Yan Li in February 2017 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

About ChargePoint

ChargePoint Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides electric vehicle (EV) charging networks and charging solutions in the North America and Europe. The company serves commercial, such as retail, workplace, hospitality, parking, recreation, municipal, education, and highway fast charge; fleet, which include delivery, take home, logistics, motor pool, transit, and shared mobility; and residential including single family homes and multi-family apartments and condominiums customers. ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.