Critical Comparison: Envirotech Vehicles (NASDAQ:EVTV) vs. VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS)

Envirotech Vehicles (NASDAQ:EVTV) and VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Envirotech Vehicles has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VinFast Auto has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Envirotech Vehicles and VinFast Auto”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Envirotech Vehicles	$1.87 million	2.25	-$8.85 million	($11.60)	-0.10
VinFast Auto	$1.81 billion	4.35	-$3.18 billion	($1.60)	-2.10

Envirotech Vehicles has higher earnings, but lower revenue than VinFast Auto. VinFast Auto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Envirotech Vehicles, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

5.7% of Envirotech Vehicles shares are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of Envirotech Vehicles shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of VinFast Auto 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Envirotech Vehicles and VinFast Auto, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Envirotech Vehicles	1	0	0	0	1.00
VinFast Auto	1	1	3	0	2.40

VinFast Auto has a consensus price target of $5.83, suggesting a potential upside of 73.61%. Given VinFast Auto’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe VinFast Auto is more favorable than Envirotech Vehicles.

Profitability

This table compares Envirotech Vehicles and VinFast Auto’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Envirotech Vehicles	-753.60%	-152.81%	-58.76%
VinFast Auto	-137.48%	N/A	-54.72%

Summary

VinFast Auto beats Envirotech Vehicles on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Envirotech Vehicles

Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. manufactures and provides zero-emission electric vehicles in the United States. It offers Class 2 through logistics vans; class 4 through urban trucks, school buses, electric forklifts, street sweepers, neighborhood electric vehicles, and right-hand drive vans and urban trucks. The company also offers vehicle maintenance and safety inspection services. It serves commercial and last-mile fleets, school districts, public and private transportation service companies, and colleges and universities. The company was formerly known as ADOMANI, Inc. and changed its name to Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. in May 2021. Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. is headquartered in Osceola, Arkansas.

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.