Envirotech Vehicles (NASDAQ:EVTV – Get Free Report) and Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID – Get Free Report) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and dividends.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
5.7% of Envirotech Vehicles shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of Lucid Group shares are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of Envirotech Vehicles shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 64.0% of Lucid Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Envirotech Vehicles and Lucid Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Envirotech Vehicles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Lucid Group | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.75 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Envirotech Vehicles and Lucid Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Envirotech Vehicles | $1.87 million | 4.08 | -$8.85 million | ($11.60) | -0.19 |
| Lucid Group | $807.83 million | 4.00 | -$2.71 billion | ($10.71) | -0.93 |
Envirotech Vehicles has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lucid Group. Lucid Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Envirotech Vehicles, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Envirotech Vehicles and Lucid Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Envirotech Vehicles | -753.60% | -152.81% | -58.76% |
| Lucid Group | -224.99% | -85.13% | -26.23% |
Risk and Volatility
Envirotech Vehicles has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lucid Group has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Lucid Group beats Envirotech Vehicles on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Envirotech Vehicles
Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. manufactures and provides zero-emission electric vehicles in the United States. It offers Class 2 through logistics vans; class 4 through urban trucks, school buses, electric forklifts, street sweepers, neighborhood electric vehicles, and right-hand drive vans and urban trucks. The company also offers vehicle maintenance and safety inspection services. It serves commercial and last-mile fleets, school districts, public and private transportation service companies, and colleges and universities. The company was formerly known as ADOMANI, Inc. and changed its name to Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. in May 2021. Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. is headquartered in Osceola, Arkansas.
About Lucid Group
Lucid Group, Inc. a technology company, designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles (EV), EV powertrains, and battery systems. It also designs and develops proprietary software in-house for Lucid vehicles. The company sells vehicles directly to consumers through its retail sales network and direct online sales, including Lucid Financial Services. Lucid Group, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Newark, California. Lucid Group, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Ayar Third Investment Company.
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