Contrasting GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP) and Jiuzi (NASDAQ:JZXN)

Jiuzi (NASDAQ:JZXN) and GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Jiuzi and GreenPower Motor”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jiuzi	$1.40 million	2.37	-$59.13 million	N/A	N/A
GreenPower Motor	$19.85 million	0.14	-$18.66 million	($5.58)	-0.16

GreenPower Motor has higher revenue and earnings than Jiuzi.

Risk & Volatility

Jiuzi has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GreenPower Motor has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Jiuzi and GreenPower Motor, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jiuzi	1	0	0	0	1.00
GreenPower Motor	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.6% of Jiuzi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of GreenPower Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. 60.6% of Jiuzi shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.1% of GreenPower Motor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Jiuzi and GreenPower Motor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jiuzi	N/A	N/A	N/A
GreenPower Motor	-105.06%	-561.91%	-47.41%

Summary

Jiuzi beats GreenPower Motor on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Jiuzi

Jiuzi Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, Zhejiang Jiuzi New Energy Vehicles Co., Ltd., franchises and operates retail stores under the Jiuzi brand that sell new energy vehicles, plug-in electric vehicles, and related components and parts in the People’s Republic of China. It provides corporate investment consulting services. The company also engages in new energy vehicle retail, new energy vehicle component sales, new energy vehicle battery sales, vehicle audio equipment and electronics sales, vehicle ornament sales, technology service and development, marketing planning, vehicle rentals, etc. In addition, it is involved in the research and development of automotive components and part and technical service; sales of electrical accessories for new energy vehicles; sales of charging/battery swap infrastructure for new energy vehicles; sales of electricity chargers, and sales of automotive spare parts and accessories, as well as in the management services of supply chain, automobiles sales, and whole vehicle sales of new energy cars. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China.

About GreenPower Motor

GreenPower Motor Company Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes electric vehicles for commercial markets in the United States and Canada. The company offers commercial vehicles for delivery, public transit, schools, vanpools, micro-transit, shuttles, and other; and passenger, student, low floor transit, and cargo transportation. It leases its vehicles to customers. GreenPower Motor Company Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.