Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM – Get Free Report) and Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (NASDAQ:FFAI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Beam Global and Faraday Future Intelligent Electric”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Beam Global | $49.34 million | 0.56 | -$11.28 million | ($1.91) | -0.76 |
| Faraday Future Intelligent Electric | $540,000.00 | 109.61 | -$355.85 million | ($1.84) | -0.16 |
Risk & Volatility
Beam Global has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Faraday Future Intelligent Electric has a beta of 5.38, suggesting that its stock price is 438% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Beam Global and Faraday Future Intelligent Electric, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Beam Global | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Faraday Future Intelligent Electric | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Beam Global presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 173.97%. Faraday Future Intelligent Electric has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,561.68%. Given Faraday Future Intelligent Electric’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Faraday Future Intelligent Electric is more favorable than Beam Global.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
26.6% of Beam Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Beam Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Beam Global and Faraday Future Intelligent Electric’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Beam Global | -105.89% | -61.03% | -37.12% |
| Faraday Future Intelligent Electric | -74,517.13% | -518.14% | -91.88% |
Summary
Beam Global beats Faraday Future Intelligent Electric on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Beam Global
Beam Global, a clean-technology innovation company, engages in the design, development, engineering, manufacture, and sale of renewably energized infrastructure products and battery solutions. Its product portfolio includes EV ARC (electric vehicle autonomous renewable charger), an infrastructure product that uses integrated solar power and battery storage to provide a mounting asset and a source of power for factory installed electric vehicle charging stations; Solar Tree DCFC, an off-grid, renewably energized, and single-column mounted smart generation and energy storage system to provide a 150kW DC fast charge to one or more electric vehicles, such as electric buses, heavy-duty vehicles, agricultural equipment, public transportation, and electric vehicles used in the construction industry; and EV ARC DCFC, a DC fast charging system for charging EVs. The company is also involved in the development of EV-Standard, a lamp standard, EV charging, and emergency power product that uses an existing streetlamp's foundation and a combination of solar, wind, grid connection, and onboard energy storage to provide curbside charging; and UAV ARC, an off-grid and renewably energized product and network used to charge aerial drone (UAV) fleets. It offers its solutions for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, energy storage, energy security, disaster preparedness, street lighting, telecommunications, energy infrastructure, and outdoor media and branding industries. The company was formerly known as Envision Solar International, Inc. and changed its name to Beam Global in September 2020. Beam Global was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
About Faraday Future Intelligent Electric
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, engineering, sale, and distribution of electric vehicles and related products in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Gardena, California.
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