Cepton (NASDAQ:CPTN – Get Rating) and Dana (NYSE:DAN – Get Rating) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Cepton and Dana, as reported by MarketBeat.
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| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
| Cepton | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Dana | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.17 |
Cepton presently has a consensus target price of $8.31, suggesting a potential upside of 258.30%. Dana has a consensus target price of $16.25, suggesting a potential upside of 25.19%. Given Cepton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cepton is more favorable than Dana.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
3.8% of Cepton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Dana shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Dana shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Cepton has a beta of -0.23, indicating that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dana has a beta of 2.27, indicating that its stock price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Cepton and Dana's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
| Cepton | N/A | N/A | -48.05% |
| Dana | 1.03% | 4.89% | 1.22% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Cepton and Dana's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
| Cepton | N/A | N/A | $360,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
| Dana | $8.95 billion | 0.21 | $197.00 million | $0.69 | 18.81 |
Dana has higher revenue and earnings than Cepton.
Summary
Dana beats Cepton on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Cepton
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Cepton, Inc. provides lidar-based solutions for automotive, smart cities, smart spaces, and smart industrial applications in the United States, Japan, and internationally. The company offers auto grade lidar sensors, including Vista-X, a compact lidar solution with a range of up to 200m for long-range applications in ADAS L2+/L3, AV L4/L5, and suitable for smart infrastructure applications; Vista-T, a lidar solution with a range of up to 300m for ultra-long-range applications in ADAS L2+/L3 and AV L4/L5; and Nova, an ultra-small form factor lidar solution with a range of up to 30m for near-range applications in ADAS L2+/L3, AV L4/L5, and suitable for smart infrastructure applications. It also provides industrial grade lidar sensors, such as Vista-P, a compact lidar solution with a range of up to 200m for long-range applications in ADAS L2+/L3, AV L4/L5, and smart infrastructure applications; and Sora-P, an ultra-high scan rate, compact, and quasi line-scanning lidar solution that delivers high-fidelity profiling of objects moving at high speeds for free flow tolling and other industrial applications. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
About Dana
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Dana Incorporated provides power-conveyance and energy-management solutions for vehicles and machinery in North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in four segments: Light Vehicle Drive Systems, Commercial Vehicle Drive and Motion Systems, Off-Highway Drive and Motion Systems, and Power Technologies. The Light Vehicle Drive Systems segment offers axles, driveshafts, e-axles, electrodynamic and drivetrain components, and transmissions, as well as electric, hybrid, and ICE products for light trucks, sport and crossover utility vehicles, vans, and passenger cars. The Commercial Vehicle Drive and Motion Systems segment provides axles, driveshafts, e-axles, e-transmissions, electrodynamic and drivetrain components, and electric vehicle integration services, as well as software as a service for medium and heavy duty trucks, buses, and specialty vehicles. The Off-Highway Drive and Motion Systems segment offers axles, driveshafts, transmissions, planetary hub drives, e-axles and e-drives, and helical and bevel-helical gearboxes, as well as electrodynamic, hydraulic, and drivetrain components for construction, earth moving, agricultural, mining, forestry, material handling, and industrial stationary markets. The Power Technologies segment offers gaskets and sealing, cover modules, heat shields, thermal management, e-thermal management, cooling, and bipolar fuel cell plates products for light vehicle, medium/heavy vehicle, and off-highway markets. The company was formerly known as Dana Holding Corporation and changed its name to Dana Incorporated in August 2016. Dana Incorporated was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Maumee, Ohio.
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