Critical Survey: ZEEKR Intelligent Technology (ZK) and Its Competitors

ZEEKR Intelligent Technology (NYSE:ZK) is one of 77 publicly-traded companies in the “Motor vehicles & car bodies” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare ZEEKR Intelligent Technology to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for ZEEKR Intelligent Technology and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology	0	0	6	0	3.00
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Competitors	1073	2720	3594	168	2.38

ZEEKR Intelligent Technology presently has a consensus price target of $32.02, indicating a potential upside of 54.28%. As a group, “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies have a potential upside of 25.61%. Given ZEEKR Intelligent Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ZEEKR Intelligent Technology is more favorable than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

45.8% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of shares of all “Motor vehicles & car bodies” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ZEEKR Intelligent Technology and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology	$75.91 billion	-$1.18 billion	-5.30
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Competitors	$1,735.23 billion	$2.56 billion	12.10

ZEEKR Intelligent Technology’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than ZEEKR Intelligent Technology. ZEEKR Intelligent Technology 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.

Profitability

This table compares ZEEKR Intelligent Technology and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Competitors	-1,814.15%	-90.25%	-14.39%

ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Company Profile

ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the research and development, production, commercialization, and sale of the electric vehicles and batteries. It offers battery electric passenger vehicles (BEVs) and SUVs. The company also produces and sells electric powertrain and battery packs for electric vehicles, such as motors and electric control systems; and provides automotive related research and development services. It operates in China, Europe, and internationally. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Ningbo, China. ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding Limited operates as a subsidiary of Geely Automobile Holdings Limited.