Head-To-Head Survey: GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP) versus ZEEKR Intelligent Technology (NYSE:ZK)

GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP) and ZEEKR Intelligent Technology (NYSE:ZK) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for GreenPower Motor and ZEEKR Intelligent Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GreenPower Motor	0	0	0	0	0.00
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology	0	0	2	0	3.00

ZEEKR Intelligent Technology has a consensus price target of $34.87, indicating a potential upside of 15.48%. Given ZEEKR Intelligent Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ZEEKR Intelligent Technology is more favorable than GreenPower Motor.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares GreenPower Motor and ZEEKR Intelligent Technology”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GreenPower Motor	$19.85 million	0.48	-$18.66 million	($6.20)	-0.50
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology	$10.40 billion	0.74	-$880.03 million	($1.81)	-16.68

GreenPower Motor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ZEEKR Intelligent Technology. ZEEKR Intelligent Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GreenPower Motor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

GreenPower Motor has a beta of 2.94, indicating that its share price is 194% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZEEKR Intelligent Technology has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.7% of GreenPower Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.1% of GreenPower Motor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares GreenPower Motor and ZEEKR Intelligent Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GreenPower Motor	-94.78%	-561.91%	-48.06%
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology	-3.69%	N/A	-7.10%

Summary

ZEEKR Intelligent Technology beats GreenPower Motor on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GreenPower Motor

GreenPower Motor Company Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes electric vehicles for commercial markets in the United States and Canada. The company offers commercial vehicles for delivery, public transit, schools, vanpools, micro-transit, shuttles, and other; and passenger, student, low floor transit, and cargo transportation. It leases its vehicles to customers. GreenPower Motor Company Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About ZEEKR Intelligent Technology

ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the research and development, production, commercialization, and sale of the electric vehicles and batteries. It offers battery electric passenger vehicles (BEVs) and SUVs. The company also produces and sells electric powertrain and battery packs for electric vehicles, such as motors and electric control systems; and provides automotive related research and development services. It operates in China, Europe, and internationally. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Ningbo, China. ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding Limited operates as a subsidiary of Geely Automobile Holdings Limited.