Comparing EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO) & Tandy Leather Factory (NASDAQ:TLF)

EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO) and Tandy Leather Factory (NASDAQ:TLF) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

EVgo has a beta of 2.82, suggesting that its stock price is 182% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tandy Leather Factory has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares EVgo and Tandy Leather Factory’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EVgo	-13.50%	N/A	-5.79%
Tandy Leather Factory	-2.14%	-3.25%	-1.96%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.4% of EVgo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.4% of Tandy Leather Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of EVgo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of Tandy Leather Factory shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for EVgo and Tandy Leather Factory, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EVgo	2	1	5	0	2.38
Tandy Leather Factory	1	0	0	0	1.00

EVgo currently has a consensus target price of $3.82, suggesting a potential upside of 131.31%. Given EVgo’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe EVgo is more favorable than Tandy Leather Factory.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares EVgo and Tandy Leather Factory”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EVgo	$384.09 million	1.35	-$41.57 million	($0.40)	-4.12
Tandy Leather Factory	$76.32 million	0.27	$9.10 million	($0.17)	-14.76

Tandy Leather Factory has lower revenue, but higher earnings than EVgo. Tandy Leather Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EVgo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

EVgo beats Tandy Leather Factory on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EVgo

EVgo, Inc. owns and operates a direct current fast charging network for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States. The company offers electricity directly to drivers, who access its publicly available networked chargers; original equipment manufacturer charging and related services; fleet and rideshare public charging services; and charging as a service and fleet dedicated charging services. It also provides ancillary services, such as customization of digital applications, charging data integration, loyalty programs, access to chargers behind parking lot or garage pay gates, microtargeted advertising, and charging reservations; and hardware, design, and construction services for charging sites, as well as ongoing operations, maintenance, and networking and software integration solutions through eXtend. In addition, it offers PlugShare such as data, research, and advertising services and equipment procurement and operational services. EVgo, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.EVgo, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of EVgo Holdings LLC.

About Tandy Leather Factory

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. engages in the distribution of leather and related products. It offers leather, leatherworking tools, buckles and adornments for belts, leather dyes and finishes, saddle and tack hardware, and do-it-yourself kits. It operates through North America and International geographical segments. The North America geographical segment consists of 115 stores, which offer a broad selection of products combined with leathercraft expertise in a one-stop shop. The International geographical segment comprises of similar to North America segment but generally located in light industrial areas. The company was founded by J. Wray Thompson, Sr. and Ronald C. Morgan in 1980 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.