Head to Head Survey: Hyundai Motor (OTCMKTS:HYMLF) & Gogoro (NASDAQ:GGR)

Hyundai Motor (OTCMKTS:HYMLF) and Gogoro (NASDAQ:GGR) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Hyundai Motor and Gogoro’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hyundai Motor	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gogoro	-21.97%	-35.86%	-11.29%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hyundai Motor and Gogoro’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hyundai Motor	$99.77 billion	0.19	$5.16 billion	$27.52	3.23
Gogoro	$349.85 million	1.07	-$76.04 million	($0.32)	-4.77

Hyundai Motor has higher revenue and earnings than Gogoro. Gogoro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hyundai Motor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

15.9% of Gogoro shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Hyundai Motor and Gogoro, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hyundai Motor	0	0	0	0	N/A
Gogoro	0	1	0	0	2.00

Gogoro has a consensus price target of $4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 178.69%. Given Gogoro’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gogoro is more favorable than Hyundai Motor.

Summary

Hyundai Motor beats Gogoro on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hyundai Motor

Hyundai Motor Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes motor vehicles and parts. It operates through Vehicle, Finance, and Others segments. The company offers cars under the Azera, Sonata, Veloster, Veloster N, i30 Fastback N, i30 N, i30, Elantra, Accent, i20, and i10 names; and SUVs under the Palisade, Santa Fe, Tucson, Creta, Kona, and Venue names. It also provides commercial vehicles under the H-1 and H-100 names; and eco vehicles under the IONIQ 5, NEXO, Santa Fe Hybrid/Plug-in Hybrid, Tucson Hybrid, KONA Electric, Elantra Hybrid, IONIQ Plug-in Hybrid, IONIQ Electric, IONIQ Electric, and i30 Hybrid names. In addition, the company offers trucks, buses, vans, and engines; vehicle financing, credit card processing, marketing, engineering, mobility, and insurance services; and train manufacturing services, as well as operates a football club. Further, it is involved in real estate development; research and development; and investment activities. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

About Gogoro

Gogoro Inc. delivers and markets swappable electric fuel and intelligent light urban vehicles. It also operates platform for battery swapping networks, and a comprehensive ecosystem of enabling technologies for the vehicles, as well as develops smart Swap and Go battery system that delivers full power to electric-powered two-wheelers. Gogoro Inc. has a strategic partnership with Foxconn. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Taipei, Taiwan.