Critical Review: GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP) vs. Suzuki Motor (OTCMKTS:SZKMY)

Suzuki Motor (OTCMKTS:SZKMY) and GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Suzuki Motor has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GreenPower Motor has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Suzuki Motor and GreenPower Motor, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Suzuki Motor	1	0	1	0	2.00
GreenPower Motor	1	1	0	0	1.50

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Suzuki Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of GreenPower Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.1% of GreenPower Motor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Suzuki Motor and GreenPower Motor”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Suzuki Motor	$41.80 billion	0.63	$2.90 billion	$6.03	9.01
GreenPower Motor	$16.39 million	0.46	-$5.48 million	($1.66)	-0.90

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

Profitability

This table compares Suzuki Motor and GreenPower Motor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Suzuki Motor	6.97%	11.00%	6.88%
GreenPower Motor	-33.41%	N/A	-12.75%

Summary

Suzuki Motor beats GreenPower Motor on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Suzuki Motor

Suzuki Motor Corporation engages in the manufacturing and marketing of automobiles, motorcycles, and marine products in Japan, rest of Asia, Europe, North America, and internationally. It offers mini-vehicles, sub-compact vehicles, standard-sized vehicles, outboard motors, motorized wheelchairs, and electro senior vehicles. The company is also involved in solar power generation and logistics business, as well as provides other services. Suzuki Motor Corporation was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan.

About GreenPower Motor

GreenPower Motor Company Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes electric vehicles for commercial markets in the United States and Canada. The company offers commercial vehicles for delivery, public transit, schools, vanpools, micro-transit, shuttles, and other; and passenger, student, low floor transit, and cargo transportation. It leases its vehicles to customers. GreenPower Motor Company Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.