Contrasting Fly-E Group (NASDAQ:FLYE) & Mazda Motor (OTCMKTS:MZDAY)

Mazda Motor (OTCMKTS:MZDAY) and Fly-E Group (NASDAQ:FLYE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mazda Motor and Fly-E Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mazda Motor	$32.67 billion	0.13	$231.57 million	$0.54	6.20
Fly-E Group	$19.06 million	0.15	-$13.06 million	($8.01)	-0.22

Mazda Motor has higher revenue and earnings than Fly-E Group. Fly-E Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mazda Motor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Mazda Motor and Fly-E Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mazda Motor	2.06%	9.13%	3.96%
Fly-E Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Mazda Motor has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fly-E Group has a beta of -0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 170% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Mazda Motor and Fly-E Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mazda Motor	0	3	0	0	2.00
Fly-E Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Summary

Mazda Motor beats Fly-E Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mazda Motor

Mazda Motor Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in Japan, China, North America, Europe, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Mazda Motor Corporation in May 1984. Mazda Motor Corporation was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Hiroshima, Japan.

About Fly-E Group

Fly-E Group, Inc. engages in the designing, installing, and selling of smart electric motorcycles (e-motorcycles), electric bikes, electric scooters, and related accessories under the Fly E-Bike brand in the United States and Canada. It offers e-mopeds, e-motorcycles, e-tricycles, e-bikes, and e-scooters; and traditional bikes. The company also provides accessories and spare parts, including raincoats, gloves, knee pads, storage baskets and tail boxes, smart phone holders, backrests, locks, and branded apparel; and upgrade components for wheels, shock absorbers, brake calipers, and carbon fiber body panels. It also operates retail stores; and offers repair, maintenance, bodywork, and other value added services. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Flushing, New York.