Commercial Vehicle Group (NASDAQ:CVGI) vs. QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) Head to Head Analysis

QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) and Commercial Vehicle Group (NASDAQ:CVGI) 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, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares QuantumScape and Commercial Vehicle Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QuantumScape	N/A	N/A	-$477.86 million	($0.81)	-10.46
Commercial Vehicle Group	$723.35 million	0.08	-$27.87 million	($1.62)	-1.01

Commercial Vehicle Group has higher revenue and earnings than QuantumScape. QuantumScape is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Commercial Vehicle Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares QuantumScape and Commercial Vehicle Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QuantumScape	N/A	-39.90%	-35.31%
Commercial Vehicle Group	-8.35%	-11.03%	-3.63%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for QuantumScape and Commercial Vehicle Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QuantumScape	3	6	0	0	1.67
Commercial Vehicle Group	1	1	0	0	1.50

QuantumScape currently has a consensus target price of $9.17, suggesting a potential upside of 8.23%. Given QuantumScape’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe QuantumScape is more favorable than Commercial Vehicle Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

29.9% of QuantumScape shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Commercial Vehicle Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of QuantumScape shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Commercial Vehicle Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

QuantumScape has a beta of 2.51, meaning that its stock price is 151% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commercial Vehicle Group has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

About QuantumScape

QuantumScape Corporation, a research and development stage company, focuses on the development and commercialization of solid-state lithium-metal batteries for electric vehicles and other applications. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

About Commercial Vehicle Group

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, assembles, and sells systems, assemblies, and components to commercial and electric vehicle, and industrial automation markets in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific regions. The company operates in four segments: Vehicle Solutions, Electrical Systems, Aftermarket & Accessories, and Industrial Automation. It offers vehicle seats and seating systems, such as static, mechanical, and air suspension seats, as well as office seating products under KAB Seating, National Seating, Bostrom Seating, and Stratos brands. The company also provides thermoformed, injection molded, reaction injection molded, and decorated/hydrographic finished products; vinyl or cloth-covered appliqués; instrument panels; plastics decorating and finishing products; cab structures; and cab interiors, including armrests, grab handles, storage systems, floor coverings and mats, sleeper bunks, headliners, wall panels, and privacy curtains under the AdvancTEK brand. In addition, it offers high and low voltage electrical wire harness assemblies function as the primary electric current carrying devices used in providing electrical interconnections for gauges, lights, control functions, power circuits, powertrain and transmission sensors, emissions systems, and other electronic applications on commercial and other vehicles; and panel assemblies. Further, the company provides mirrors, wipers, and wiper systems under Bostrom, Moto Mirror, Sprague Devices, and RoadWatch brands; integrated and electro-mechanical assemblies, and cabinets. It offers its products and systems for the truck, power sports, bus, construction, mining, automotive, agricultural, mining, rail, marine, power generation, e-commerce, warehouse integration, transportation, military/defense, industrial, municipal, off-road recreational, and specialty vehicle markets. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in New Albany, Ohio.