Head to Head Comparison: PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) & Chijet Motor (NASDAQ:DCX)

Chijet Motor (NASDAQ:DCX) and PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.9% of PACCAR shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.0% of Chijet Motor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of PACCAR shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Chijet Motor has a beta of -1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 259% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PACCAR has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Chijet Motor and PACCAR, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chijet Motor	1	0	0	0	1.00
PACCAR	0	11	5	1	2.41

PACCAR has a consensus price target of $116.50, indicating a potential downside of 7.95%. Given PACCAR’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PACCAR is more favorable than Chijet Motor.

Profitability

This table compares Chijet Motor and PACCAR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chijet Motor	N/A	N/A	N/A
PACCAR	8.35%	13.97%	6.02%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Chijet Motor and PACCAR”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chijet Motor	$6.91 million	0.08	-$46.90 million	N/A	N/A
PACCAR	$28.44 billion	2.34	$2.38 billion	$4.51	28.06

PACCAR has higher revenue and earnings than Chijet Motor.

Summary

PACCAR beats Chijet Motor on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Chijet Motor

Chijet Motor Company, Inc. engages in the research and development, production, and sale of new energy vehicles. It offers battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and fuel cell electric vehicles. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands.

About PACCAR

PACCAR Inc designs, manufactures, and distributes light, medium, and heavy-duty commercial trucks in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, South America, Australia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Truck, Parts, and Financial Services. The Truck segment designs, manufactures, and distributes trucks for the over-the-road and off-highway hauling of commercial and consumer goods. It sells its trucks through a network of independent dealers under the Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF nameplates. The Parts segment distributes aftermarket parts for trucks and related commercial vehicles. The Financial Services segment conducts full-service leasing operations under the PacLease trade name, as well as provides finance and leasing products and services to customers and dealers. This segment also offers equipment financing and administrative support services for its franchisees; retail loan and leasing services for small, medium, and large commercial trucking companies, as well as independent owners/operators and other businesses; and truck inventory financing services to independent dealers. In addition, this segment offers loans and leases directly to customers for the acquisition of trucks and related equipment. The company also manufactures and markets industrial winches under the Braden, Carco, and Gearmatic nameplates. PACCAR Inc was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.