Financial Analysis: Ford Motor (NYSE:F) & Curtiss Motorcycles (OTCMKTS:CMOT)

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) and Curtiss Motorcycles (OTCMKTS:CMOT) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Ford Motor has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curtiss Motorcycles has a beta of -10.31, suggesting that its share price is 1,131% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

58.7% of Ford Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ford Motor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Ford Motor and Curtiss Motorcycles, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ford Motor	2	11	3	1	2.18
Curtiss Motorcycles	0	0	0	0	0.00

Ford Motor presently has a consensus target price of $13.02, suggesting a potential downside of 7.43%. Given Ford Motor’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ford Motor is more favorable than Curtiss Motorcycles.

Profitability

This table compares Ford Motor and Curtiss Motorcycles’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ford Motor	-4.37%	10.16%	1.51%
Curtiss Motorcycles	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ford Motor and Curtiss Motorcycles”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ford Motor	$187.27 billion	0.30	-$8.18 billion	($2.06)	-6.83
Curtiss Motorcycles	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Curtiss Motorcycles has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ford Motor.

Summary

Ford Motor beats Curtiss Motorcycles on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ford Motor

Ford Motor Company develops, delivers, and services a range of Ford trucks, commercial cars and vans, sport utility vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide. It operates through Ford Blue, Ford Model e, and Ford Pro; Ford Next; and Ford Credit segments. The company sells Ford and Lincoln vehicles, service parts, and accessories through distributors and dealers, as well as through dealerships to commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. It also engages in vehicle-related financing and leasing activities to and through automotive dealers. In addition, the company provides retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles; and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail and commercial customers, such as leasing companies, government entities, daily rental companies, and fleet customers. Further, it offers wholesale loans to dealers to finance the purchase of vehicle inventory; and loans to dealers to finance working capital and enhance dealership facilities, purchase dealership real estate, and other dealer vehicle programs. The company was incorporated in 1903 and is based in Dearborn, Michigan.

About Curtiss Motorcycles

Curtiss Motorcycles Company, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, assembly, and sale of handcrafted street motorcycles for high net worth customers in the United States. The company offers the X132 Hellcat Speedster, as well as preproduction models, such as the P51 Combat Fighter and the Wraith Tandem Lusso motorcycles. It also provides motorcycle related products, including various wearing apparel and other related accessories displaying the Confederate name through its Website. The company was formerly known as Confederate Motors, Inc. and changed its name to Curtiss Motorcycles Company, Inc. in January 2018. Curtiss Motorcycles Company, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Birmingham, Alabama.