Financial Analysis: Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU) vs. Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (NASDAQ:FFAI)

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (NASDAQ:FFAIGet Free Report) and Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIUGet Free Report) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Faraday Future Intelligent Electric and Niu Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric -57,277.86% -2,531.03% -96.32%
Niu Technologies -2.17% -10.85% -3.12%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Faraday Future Intelligent Electric and Niu Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric 1 1 1 0 2.00
Niu Technologies 1 1 0 0 1.50

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,400.60%. Niu Technologies has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 47.06%. Given Faraday Future Intelligent Electric’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Faraday Future Intelligent Electric is more favorable than Niu Technologies.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Faraday Future Intelligent Electric and Niu Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric $540,000.00 187.52 -$390.70 million ($1.86) -0.18
Niu Technologies $4.54 billion 0.04 -$5.63 million ($0.18) -13.22

Niu Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Faraday Future Intelligent Electric. Niu Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Faraday Future Intelligent Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

71.7% of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Niu Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Niu Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric has a beta of 5.54, meaning that its stock price is 454% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Niu Technologies has a beta of -0.15, meaning that its stock price is 115% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Niu Technologies beats Faraday Future Intelligent Electric on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Faraday Future Intelligent Electric

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Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, engineering, sale, and distribution of electric vehicles and related products in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Gardena, California.

About Niu Technologies

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Niu Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells electric scooters in the People’s Republic of China, Europe, and internationally. The company offers RQi, NQi, MQi, SQi, UQi, F, and Gova series smart electric scooters, motorcycles, mopeds, and bicycles; KQi series kick-scooters; BQi series e-bikes; and Niu Aero Sports Bicycles. It also provides accessories and spare parts under the NIU brand name comprising scooter accessories, such as raincoats, gloves, knee pads, storage baskets and tail boxes, smart phone holders, backrests, and locks; lifestyle accessories, which includes T-shirts, coats, jeans, hats, bags, jewelry, notebooks, badges, key chain, and mugs; and performance upgrade components consisting of upgraded wheels, shock absorbers, brake calipers, and carbon fiber body panels. In addition, the company operates NIU app, which provides online repair request, service station locator, theft reporting, smart check, smart services, scooter status, historical riding data, and key diagnostics, as well as NIU cover, which provides insurance services. It sells and services its products through city partners and franchised stores, distributors, third-party e-commerce platforms, and its online store. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.

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