Fisker (NYSE:FSRN) and Kandi Technologies Group (NASDAQ:KNDI) Critical Contrast

Kandi Technologies Group (NASDAQ:KNDI) and Fisker (NYSE:FSRN) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.7% of Kandi Technologies Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.6% of Fisker shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Kandi Technologies Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Fisker shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Kandi Technologies Group has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fisker has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Kandi Technologies Group and Fisker’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kandi Technologies Group	0.01%	N/A	N/A
Fisker	-278.72%	-161.43%	-23.26%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Kandi Technologies Group and Fisker’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kandi Technologies Group	$123.60 million	1.24	$10,000.00	$0.03	58.33
Fisker	$272.89 million	0.11	-$939.95 million	($2.22)	-0.01

Kandi Technologies Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fisker. Fisker is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kandi Technologies Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Kandi Technologies Group and Fisker, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kandi Technologies Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
Fisker	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

Kandi Technologies Group beats Fisker on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kandi Technologies Group

Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. engages in designing, developing, manufacturing, and commercializing electric vehicle (EV) products and parts in the People's Republic of China and the United States. It offers also off-road vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles, utility vehicles, go-karts, electric scooters, and electric self-balancing scooters, as well as related parts; and battery packs and smart battery swap system. The company was formerly known as Kandi Technologies, Corp. and changed its name to Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. in December 2012. Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Jinhua, the People's Republic of China.

About Fisker

Fisker Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, leases, or sells electric vehicles. It operates through three segments: The White Space, The Value Segment, and The Conservative Premium segments. The company is also involved in asset-light automotive business. In addition, it offers fisker flexible platform agnostic design, a process that develops and designs electric vehicles in specific segment size. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California.