Lotus Technology (NASDAQ:LOT – 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Volatility and Risk
Lotus Technology has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VinFast Auto has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
63.4% of Lotus Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lotus Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of VinFast Auto shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lotus Technology | N/A | -0.62% | -41.65% |
| VinFast Auto | N/A | N/A | -44.67% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Lotus Technology and VinFast Auto, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lotus Technology | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| VinFast Auto | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
Lotus Technology currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.14%. VinFast Auto has a consensus price target of $9.75, indicating a potential upside of 121.59%. Given VinFast Auto’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe VinFast Auto is more favorable than Lotus Technology.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Lotus Technology and VinFast Auto’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lotus Technology | $832.97 million | 0.57 | -$742.00 million | ($0.84) | -8.32 |
| VinFast Auto | $1.20 billion | N/A | -$2.40 billion | ($0.82) | -5.37 |
Lotus Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than VinFast Auto. Lotus Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VinFast Auto, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
VinFast Auto beats Lotus Technology on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lotus Technology
Lotus Technology Inc. engages in the design, development, and sale of battery electric lifestyle vehicles worldwide. It also distributes sports cars. The company sells its products under the Lotus brand. Lotus Technology Inc. is based in Shanghai, China.
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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