Analyzing Innoviz Technologies (NASDAQ:INVZ) and Stanley Electric (OTCMKTS:STAEF)

Stanley Electric (OTCMKTS:STAEF) and Innoviz Technologies (NASDAQ:INVZ) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Stanley Electric and Innoviz Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stanley Electric	0	0	0	0	0.00
Innoviz Technologies	1	0	1	0	2.00

Innoviz Technologies has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 498.80%. Given Innoviz Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Innoviz Technologies is more favorable than Stanley Electric.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Stanley Electric and Innoviz Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stanley Electric	N/A	N/A	N/A	$145.93	0.14
Innoviz Technologies	$55.09 million	1.30	-$67.79 million	($0.38)	-0.88

Stanley Electric has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Innoviz Technologies. Innoviz Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stanley Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

20.7% of Stanley Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.3% of Innoviz Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.2% of Innoviz Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Stanley Electric and Innoviz Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stanley Electric	N/A	N/A	N/A
Innoviz Technologies	-153.10%	-118.08%	-61.27%

Summary

Innoviz Technologies beats Stanley Electric on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Stanley Electric

Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, manufacture, sells, and import/export of automotive and other light bulbs in Japan and internationally. It offers automotive equipment, such as LED and headlamps; rear combination, turn signal, tail, stop, and fog lamps; sensors; automotive LED and light bulbs; electronic products; audio/air-conditioner panels; auto-leveling units; and other accessories and devices. The company provides electronic components, including ultraviolet (UV), visible light, and infrared LEDs; and optical sensors, liquid crystal display (LCD) devices, and UV cold cathode lamps, etc. In addition, it offers applied electronic products, such as LED lighting; operating panels; backlighting units for LCDs; flash units for smartphones, digital cameras, and medical health and industrial equipment; and sensors, etc. Further, the company offers measuring instruments, medical equipment, and other equipment, as well as develops and sells software. Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Innoviz Technologies

Innoviz Technologies Ltd. manufactures and sells automotive grade LiDAR sensors and perception software to enable safe autonomous driving at a mass scale. The company offers InnovizOne, a solid-state LiDAR sensor designed for automakers and robotaxis, shuttles, trucks, and delivery companies requiring an automotive-grade and mass-producible solution to achieve autonomy. It also provides InnovizTwo, an automotive-grade LiDAR sensor that offers a solution for all levels of autonomous driving, as well as an option to integrate the perception application in the LiDAR sensor; and perception application, a software application that raw point cloud data from Innoviz LiDAR products into perception outputs. The company operates in Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and North America. It markets and sells its products through a direct sales organization, as well as through distribution channels. The company is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.