Critical Survey: Richtech Robotics (RR) vs. Its Peers

Richtech Robotics (NASDAQ:RR) is one of 24 public companies in the “General industrial machinery,” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Richtech Robotics to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Richtech Robotics and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Richtech Robotics	-203.60%	-32.24%	-29.63%
Richtech Robotics Competitors	-198.06%	-27.97%	-18.68%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Richtech Robotics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of shares of all “General industrial machinery,” companies are owned by institutional investors. 41.3% of Richtech Robotics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of shares of all “General industrial machinery,” companies are owned 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 & Volatility

Richtech Robotics has a beta of -7.94, meaning that its share price is 894% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Richtech Robotics’ peers have a beta of 0.51, meaning that their average share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Richtech Robotics and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Richtech Robotics	$4.39 million	-$8.14 million	-16.38
Richtech Robotics Competitors	$1.28 billion	$10.82 million	-22.95

Richtech Robotics’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Richtech Robotics. Richtech Robotics is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Richtech Robotics and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Richtech Robotics	0	0	1	0	3.00
Richtech Robotics Competitors	103	380	465	16	2.41

Richtech Robotics currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.85%. As a group, “General industrial machinery,” companies have a potential upside of 30.33%. Given Richtech Robotics’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Richtech Robotics is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

Richtech Robotics peers beat Richtech Robotics on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Richtech Robotics Company Profile

Richtech Robotics Inc. develops, manufactures, deploys, and sells robotic solutions for automation in the service industry. The company offers indoor transport and delivery, sanitation, and food and beverage automation solutions, such as ADAM and ARM worker robots; delivery robots, including Matradee, Matradee X, Matradee L, Richie, and Robbie; and cleaning robots comprising DUST-E SX, and DUST-E MX, as well as accessories, such as bus tubs, cup holders, magnetic tray cases, smartwatches, table location systems, and tray covers. It primarily serves restaurants, hotels, casinos, senior living centers, factories, and retail centers, as well as hospitals, and movie theaters. The company was formerly known as Richtech Creative Displays LLC and changed its name to Richtech Robotics Inc. on June 22, 2022. Richtech Robotics Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.