Reviewing Mobileye Global (NASDAQ:MBLY) & Patrick Industries (NASDAQ:PATK)

Mobileye Global (NASDAQ:MBLY) and Patrick Industries (NASDAQ:PATK) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

13.3% of Mobileye Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Patrick Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of Mobileye Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Patrick Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Mobileye Global has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patrick Industries has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Mobileye Global and Patrick Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mobileye Global	3	11	8	1	2.30
Patrick Industries	0	2	8	0	2.80

Mobileye Global currently has a consensus target price of $10.43, suggesting a potential upside of 85.02%. Patrick Industries has a consensus target price of $102.11, suggesting a potential upside of 29.93%. Given Mobileye Global’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Mobileye Global is more favorable than Patrick Industries.

Profitability

This table compares Mobileye Global and Patrick Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mobileye Global	-201.25%	0.66%	0.61%
Patrick Industries	3.38%	12.61%	4.61%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mobileye Global and Patrick Industries”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mobileye Global	$1.89 billion	2.50	-$392.00 million	($4.95)	-1.14
Patrick Industries	$3.95 billion	0.64	$135.06 million	$3.85	20.41

Patrick Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Mobileye Global. Mobileye Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Patrick Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Patrick Industries beats Mobileye Global on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mobileye Global

Mobileye Global develops advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous-driving technologies for automakers. Its products include EyeQ system-on-chips, computer-vision software, sensing and mapping technologies, and driver-assistance and automated-driving systems designed for vehicles ranging from mass-market models to premium platforms. Founded in Israel in 1999, Mobileye was acquired by Intel in 2017 and became a publicly traded company again in 2022. The company is headquartered in Jerusalem and serves automotive manufacturers and other mobility customers around the world.

About Patrick Industries

Patrick Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of component products and building materials for recreational vehicles, marine products, manufactured housing, and other markets. Founded in 1959 and headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, the company supplies products used in the construction and furnishing of vehicles, homes, and industrial applications. Its offerings include cabinetry, countertops, flooring, insulation, furniture, fabricated metal products, laminates, and other interior and structural components.