Head to Head Comparison: WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD) versus Proliance International (OTCMKTS:PLNTQ)

WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD) and Proliance International (OTCMKTS:PLNTQ) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares WeRide and Proliance International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WeRide	$49.47 million	61.29	-$350.09 million	($0.84)	-11.14
Proliance International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Proliance International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than WeRide.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WeRide	-329.54%	-24.31%	-22.06%
Proliance International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for WeRide and Proliance International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WeRide	1	0	3	0	2.50
Proliance International	0	0	0	0	0.00

WeRide presently has a consensus target price of $13.17, suggesting a potential upside of 40.67%. Given WeRide’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe WeRide is more favorable than Proliance International.

Risk & Volatility

WeRide has a beta of 4.44, suggesting that its share price is 344% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Proliance International has a beta of 7.23, suggesting that its share price is 623% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 Proliance International

Proliance International, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets heat exchange products and temperature control parts for the automotive and light truck aftermarket, as well as heat exchange products. The company’s heat exchange products include radiators, heater cores, heaters, radiator cores, and condensers; and temperature control parts comprise condensers, compressors, accumulators/driers, and evaporators. It also offers air conditioning parts and supplies, such as hose and tube assemblies, expansion valves, blowers, and fan clutches. In addition, the company provides charge air coolers, oil coolers, marine coolers, and other specialty heat exchangers for heavy-duty trucks, buses, specialty equipment, and industrial and marine applications, such as agricultural, construction and military vehicles, oil rigs, stationary power generation equipment, and inland sea-going vessels. Its customers include national retailers of aftermarket automotive products, warehouse distributors, radiator shops, hard parts jobbers, and other manufacturers. The company offers its products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Central America. Proliance International, Inc. was formerly known as Transpro, Inc. and changed its name to Proliance International, Inc. in July 2005. The company was founded in 1915 and is based in New Haven, Connecticut.