Wabash National (NYSE:WNC – Get Free Report) and EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO – 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 earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
97.1% of Wabash National shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.4% of EVgo shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Wabash National shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of EVgo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Wabash National and EVgo, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Wabash National | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
| EVgo | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.44 |
Profitability
This table compares Wabash National and EVgo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Wabash National | -4.41% | -30.16% | -8.79% |
| EVgo | -11.15% | N/A | -5.07% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Wabash National and EVgo”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Wabash National | $1.54 billion | 0.25 | $211.45 million | ($1.60) | -6.02 |
| EVgo | $384.09 million | 1.63 | -$41.57 million | ($0.35) | -5.71 |
Wabash National has higher revenue and earnings than EVgo. Wabash National is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EVgo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Wabash National has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVgo has a beta of 2.8, indicating that its stock price is 180% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
EVgo beats Wabash National on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Wabash National
Wabash National Corporation provides connected solutions for the transportation, logistics, and distribution industries primarily in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Transportation Solutions and Parts & Services. The Transportation Solutions segment designs and manufactures transportation-related equipment and products dry and refrigerated van trailers, platform trailers, tank trailers, and truck-mounted tanks; truck bodies for dry-freight transportation; cargo and cargo XL bodies for commercial applications; refrigerated truck bodies; platform truck bodies; and used trailers, as well as laminated hardwood oak flooring products. The Parts & Services segment provides aftermarket parts and services; steel flatbed bodies, truck body mounting, shelving for package delivery, partitions, roof racks, hitches, liftgates, thermal solutions, and others; truck body repair parts; and door repair and replacement, collision repair, and basic maintenance services. It also develops and scales a digital marketplace for the transportation and logistics distribution industry; operates a parts and services distribution platform; and stainless steel storage tanks and silos, mixers, and processors for the dairy, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, craft brewing, and biotech markets; trailers as a service; and composite products, including truck bodies, overhead doors, and other industrial application products, as well as used trailers. The company offers its products under the Wabash, DuraPlate, DuraPlateHD, DuraPlate AeroSkirt, and AeroSkirt CX brands, as well as EcoNex brand. It serves its products to truckload common carriers, leasing companies, private fleet carriers, less-than-truckload common carriers, and package carriers. Wabash National Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana.
About EVgo
EVgo, Inc. owns and operates a direct current fast charging network for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States. The company offers electricity directly to drivers, who access its publicly available networked chargers; original equipment manufacturer charging and related services; fleet and rideshare public charging services; and charging as a service and fleet dedicated charging services. It also provides ancillary services, such as customization of digital applications, charging data integration, loyalty programs, access to chargers behind parking lot or garage pay gates, microtargeted advertising, and charging reservations; and hardware, design, and construction services for charging sites, as well as ongoing operations, maintenance, and networking and software integration solutions through eXtend. In addition, it offers PlugShare such as data, research, and advertising services and equipment procurement and operational services. EVgo, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.EVgo, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of EVgo Holdings LLC.
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