Contrasting EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO) and Sense Technologies (OTCMKTS:SNSGF)

EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO) and Sense Technologies (OTCMKTS:SNSGF) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for EVgo and Sense Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EVgo	1	2	6	0	2.56
Sense Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

EVgo presently has a consensus target price of $5.82, indicating a potential upside of 88.24%. Given EVgo’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe EVgo is more favorable than Sense Technologies.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

17.4% of EVgo shares are held by institutional investors. 58.8% of EVgo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares EVgo and Sense Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EVgo	-14.76%	N/A	-5.69%
Sense Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares EVgo and Sense Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EVgo	$256.83 million	3.71	-$44.33 million	($0.39)	-7.92
Sense Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Sense Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than EVgo.

Summary

EVgo beats Sense Technologies on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EVgo

EVgo, Inc. owns and operates a direct current fast charging network for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States. The company offers electricity directly to drivers, who access its publicly available networked chargers; original equipment manufacturer charging and related services; fleet and rideshare public charging services; and charging as a service and fleet dedicated charging services. It also provides ancillary services, such as customization of digital applications, charging data integration, loyalty programs, access to chargers behind parking lot or garage pay gates, microtargeted advertising, and charging reservations; and hardware, design, and construction services for charging sites, as well as ongoing operations, maintenance, and networking and software integration solutions through eXtend. In addition, it offers PlugShare such as data, research, and advertising services and equipment procurement and operational services. EVgo, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.EVgo, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of EVgo Holdings LLC.

About Sense Technologies

Sense Technologies, Inc. develops and markets automotive safety devices that enhance driver awareness of people or obstacles located in vehicle blind spots in the United States. It offers Guardian Alert Doppler awareness system, which warns vehicle drivers of the presence of people or obstacles in blind spots that exist behind their vehicles when backing up. The company markets its Guardian Alert product primarily to automobile and truck dealers, fleet operators, and other after-market automotive industry participants. It also offers ScopeOut, a system of specially designed mirrors that are placed at specific points on automobiles, trucks, sport utility vehicles, or commercial vehicles to provide drivers a complete view behind the vehicle. The company markets its ScopeOut product to department stores and other retailers as an after-market automotive safety product, as well as sells online at sensetech.com. The company was formerly known as Graham Gold Mining Corporation and changed its name to Sense Technologies, Inc. in October 1997. Sense Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in Grand Island, Nebraska.