Envirotech Vehicles (NASDAQ:EVTV – Get Free Report) and VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS – Get Free Report) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Envirotech Vehicles and VinFast Auto’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Envirotech Vehicles | -753.60% | -152.81% | -58.76% |
| VinFast Auto | -137.48% | N/A | -54.72% |
Risk & Volatility
Envirotech Vehicles has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VinFast Auto has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Envirotech Vehicles | $1.87 million | 2.19 | -$8.85 million | ($11.60) | -0.10 |
| VinFast Auto | $1.81 billion | 4.24 | -$3.18 billion | ($1.60) | -2.05 |
Envirotech Vehicles has higher earnings, but lower revenue than VinFast Auto. VinFast Auto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Envirotech Vehicles, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Envirotech Vehicles and VinFast Auto, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Envirotech Vehicles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| VinFast Auto | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
VinFast Auto has a consensus target price of $5.83, indicating a potential upside of 77.85%. Given VinFast Auto’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe VinFast Auto is more favorable than Envirotech Vehicles.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
5.7% of Envirotech Vehicles shares are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of Envirotech Vehicles shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of VinFast Auto shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
VinFast Auto beats Envirotech Vehicles on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Envirotech Vehicles
Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. manufactures and provides zero-emission electric vehicles in the United States. It offers Class 2 through logistics vans; class 4 through urban trucks, school buses, electric forklifts, street sweepers, neighborhood electric vehicles, and right-hand drive vans and urban trucks. The company also offers vehicle maintenance and safety inspection services. It serves commercial and last-mile fleets, school districts, public and private transportation service companies, and colleges and universities. The company was formerly known as ADOMANI, Inc. and changed its name to Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. in May 2021. Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. is headquartered in Osceola, Arkansas.
About VinFast Auto
VinFast Auto Ltd. engages in the design and manufacture of electric vehicles (EV), e-scooters, and e-buses in Vietnam, Canada, and the United States. The company operates through three segments: Automobiles, E-scooter, and Spare Parts & Aftermarket Services. The Automobiles segment offers design, development, manufacturing, and sale of cars and electric buses, and related battery lease and battery charging services for electric cars and buses. The E-scooter segment provides design, development, manufacturing, and sales of e-scooters, and related battery lease and battery charging service for e-scooters. The Spare Parts, and Aftermarket Services segment engages in sale of spare parts and aftermarket services for automobiles and e-scooters. VinFast Auto Ltd. is based in Hai Phong City, Vietnam. VinFast Auto Ltd. is a subsidiary of Vingroup Joint Stock Company.
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