Comparing Halfords Group (OTCMKTS:HLFDY) and Nuvve (NASDAQ:NVVE)

Nuvve (NASDAQ:NVVE) and Halfords Group (OTCMKTS:HLFDY) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

19.0% of Nuvve shares are held by institutional investors. 17.5% of Nuvve shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Nuvve and Halfords Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nuvve	1	0	0	0	1.00
Halfords Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Nuvve and Halfords Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nuvve	$5.29 million	0.60	-$17.40 million	($479.60)	-0.01
Halfords Group	$2.19 billion	0.19	-$42.87 million	N/A	N/A

Nuvve has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Halfords Group.

Profitability

This table compares Nuvve and Halfords Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nuvve	-641.21%	N/A	-174.96%
Halfords Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Nuvve has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Halfords Group has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Nuvve beats Halfords Group on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nuvve

Nuvve Holding Corp., a green energy technology company, provides commercial vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Denmark. The company offers Grid Integrated Vehicle platform, which enables electric vehicle (EV) batteries to store and resell unused energy back to the local electric grid and provide other grid services, as well as allows EV owners to meet the energy demands of individual vehicles and entire fleets. Its V2G technology also links EV batteries into a virtual power plant that sells excess power to utility companies or utilizes saved power to reduce building energy peak consumption. In addition, the company offers networked charging stations, infrastructure, software, professional services, support, monitoring, and parts and labor warranties required to run electric vehicle fleets. It serves its products to owners/operators of light duty fleets, heavy duty fleets, automotive manufacturers, charge point operators, and strategic partners. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

About Halfords Group

Halfords Group plc, through its subsidiaries, provides motoring and cycling products and services in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The company operates through two segments, Retail and Car Servicing. The Retail segment is involved in the retail of automotive, leisure, cycling products and accessories, auto parts, and accessories through its stores and online. The Car Servicing segment provides car servicing and repair services from garages and mobile vans. The company also provides software as a service. Halfords Group plc was founded in 1892 and is based in Redditch, the United Kingdom.