Aeva Technologies (NYSE:AEVA – Get Free Report) and Commercial Vehicle Group (NASDAQ:CVGI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Aeva Technologies and Commercial Vehicle Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Aeva Technologies | $9.07 million | 42.91 | -$149.33 million | ($2.86) | -2.49 |
| Commercial Vehicle Group | $723.36 million | 0.05 | $49.41 million | ($0.83) | -1.16 |
Profitability
This table compares Aeva Technologies and Commercial Vehicle Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Aeva Technologies | -2,018.56% | -78.71% | -66.33% |
| Commercial Vehicle Group | 3.98% | 5.17% | 1.81% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Aeva Technologies and Commercial Vehicle Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Aeva Technologies | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Commercial Vehicle Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Aeva Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $7.14, indicating a potential upside of 0.48%. Commercial Vehicle Group has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 941.34%. Given Commercial Vehicle Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Commercial Vehicle Group is more favorable than Aeva Technologies.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
62.9% of Aeva Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Commercial Vehicle Group shares are held by institutional investors. 29.1% of Aeva Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Commercial Vehicle Group shares are held 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.
Risk & Volatility
Aeva Technologies has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commercial Vehicle Group has a beta of 2.21, indicating that its share price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Commercial Vehicle Group beats Aeva Technologies on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Aeva Technologies
Aeva Technologies, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of LiDAR sensing systems, and related perception and autonomy-enabling software solutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company develops its products using frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) sensing technology. It offers Aeries II, a 4D LiDAR solution that consist of 4D LiDAR sensing system with embedded software for automotive grade production across passenger car, trucking, and mobility applications; and Atlas, a FMCW 4D LiDAR with simultaneous velocity and range detection for the automotive market. The company's products are also used in industrial automation, consumer device, and security market applications. Aeva Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
About Commercial Vehicle Group
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, assembles, and sells systems, assemblies, and components to commercial and electric vehicle, and industrial automation markets in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific regions. The company operates in four segments: Vehicle Solutions, Electrical Systems, Aftermarket & Accessories, and Industrial Automation. It offers vehicle seats and seating systems, such as static, mechanical, and air suspension seats, as well as office seating products under KAB Seating, National Seating, Bostrom Seating, and Stratos brands. The company also provides thermoformed, injection molded, reaction injection molded, and decorated/hydrographic finished products; vinyl or cloth-covered appliqués; instrument panels; plastics decorating and finishing products; cab structures; and cab interiors, including armrests, grab handles, storage systems, floor coverings and mats, sleeper bunks, headliners, wall panels, and privacy curtains under the AdvancTEK brand. In addition, it offers high and low voltage electrical wire harness assemblies function as the primary electric current carrying devices used in providing electrical interconnections for gauges, lights, control functions, power circuits, powertrain and transmission sensors, emissions systems, and other electronic applications on commercial and other vehicles; and panel assemblies. Further, the company provides mirrors, wipers, and wiper systems under Bostrom, Moto Mirror, Sprague Devices, and RoadWatch brands; integrated and electro-mechanical assemblies, and cabinets. It offers its products and systems for the truck, power sports, bus, construction, mining, automotive, agricultural, mining, rail, marine, power generation, e-commerce, warehouse integration, transportation, military/defense, industrial, municipal, off-road recreational, and specialty vehicle markets. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in New Albany, Ohio.
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