Mullen Automotive (NASDAQ:MULN) & PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) Head to Head Comparison

Mullen Automotive (NASDAQ:MULN) 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 dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Risk & Volatility

Mullen Automotive has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PACCAR has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

11.7% of Mullen Automotive shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of PACCAR shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Mullen Automotive shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of PACCAR shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mullen Automotive and PACCAR’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mullen Automotive	$370,000.00	69.32	-$972.26 million	N/A	N/A
PACCAR	$35.13 billion	1.64	$4.60 billion	$9.64	11.41

PACCAR has higher revenue and earnings than Mullen Automotive.

Profitability

This table compares Mullen Automotive and PACCAR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mullen Automotive	N/A	N/A	N/A
PACCAR	14.30%	31.71%	12.97%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Mullen Automotive and PACCAR, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mullen Automotive	0	0	0	0	N/A
PACCAR	0	8	4	0	2.33

PACCAR has a consensus price target of $113.92, suggesting a potential upside of 3.59%. Given PACCAR’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PACCAR is more favorable than Mullen Automotive.

Summary

PACCAR beats Mullen Automotive on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mullen Automotive

Mullen Automotive, Inc., an electric vehicle company, manufactures, sells, and distributes electric vehicles. Its products include passenger electric vehicles and commercial vehicles; and provides solid-state polymer battery technology. The company is headquartered in Brea, California.

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.