Lightning eMotors (NYSE:ZEV) & SRIVARU (NASDAQ:SVMH) Head to Head Survey

Lightning eMotors (NYSE:ZEV) and SRIVARU (NASDAQ:SVMH) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

25.2% of Lightning eMotors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of SRIVARU shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Lightning eMotors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of SRIVARU shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Lightning eMotors and SRIVARU, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lightning eMotors	0	0	0	0	N/A
SRIVARU	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Lightning eMotors and SRIVARU’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lightning eMotors	-221.51%	-221.78%	-69.89%
SRIVARU	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Lightning eMotors has a beta of 2.69, suggesting that its stock price is 169% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SRIVARU has a beta of -1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 203% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lightning eMotors and SRIVARU’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lightning eMotors	$24.69 million	0.01	$15.17 million	($11.19)	0.00
SRIVARU	$112,409.00	66.58	-$650,000.00	N/A	N/A

Lightning eMotors has higher revenue and earnings than SRIVARU.

Summary

SRIVARU beats Lightning eMotors on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lightning eMotors

Lightning eMotors, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells zero-emission commercial fleet vehicles and powertrains to commercial fleets, large enterprises, original equipment manufacturers, and governments in the United States. It offers zero-emission class 3 to 7 commercial electric and fuel cell vehicles. The company's vehicles comprise cargo and passenger vehicles, school buses, ambulances, shuttle buses, work trucks, transit buses, and motorcoaches. It also offers charging systems and charging infrastructure solutions. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Loveland, Colorado.

About SRIVARU

Mobiv Acquisition Corp is a blank check company. It focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Mobiv Acquisition Corp is based in Newark, Delaware.