Mingteng International (NASDAQ:MTEN) & EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO) Financial Contrast

Mingteng International (NASDAQ:MTEN) and EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

Mingteng International has a beta of -0.34, meaning that its share price is 134% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVgo has a beta of 2.8, meaning that its share price is 180% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Mingteng International and EVgo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mingteng International	N/A	N/A	N/A
EVgo	-11.15%	N/A	-5.07%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mingteng International and EVgo”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mingteng International	$11.66 million	0.35	-$1.79 million	N/A	N/A
EVgo	$384.09 million	1.67	-$41.57 million	($0.35)	-5.83

Mingteng International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EVgo.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

17.4% of EVgo shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of EVgo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Mingteng International and EVgo, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mingteng International	1	0	0	0	1.00
EVgo	1	3	5	0	2.44

EVgo has a consensus price target of $5.28, indicating a potential upside of 158.82%. Given EVgo’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe EVgo is more favorable than Mingteng International.

Summary

EVgo beats Mingteng International on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mingteng International

Mingteng International Corporation Inc. engages in the design, development, production, assembly, testing, repair, and after-sale service of molds in the People's Republic of China. It offers casting molds for turbocharger systems, braking systems, steering and differential systems, and other automotive system parts. The company also produces molds for new energy electric vehicle motor drive systems, battery pack systems, and engineering hydraulic components. It serves automobile, construction machinery, and other manufacturing industries. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Wuxi, China.

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.