Contrasting NWTN (NASDAQ:NWTN) and NIO (NYSE:NIO)

NIO (NYSE:NIO) and NWTN (NASDAQ:NWTN) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for NIO and NWTN, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NIO	2	8	1	1	2.08
NWTN	0	0	0	0	0.00

NIO presently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.51%. Given NIO’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe NIO is more favorable than NWTN.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

48.5% of NIO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of NWTN shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of NIO shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 46.1% of NWTN shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares NIO and NWTN’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NIO	-33.41%	-113.83%	-19.82%
NWTN	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares NIO and NWTN”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NIO	$63.52 billion	0.12	-$2.94 billion	($1.53)	-2.45
NWTN	$583,000.00	195.62	-$40.72 million	N/A	N/A

NWTN has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NIO.

Risk and Volatility

NIO has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NWTN has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NIO beats NWTN on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NIO

NIO Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles in the People's Republic of China. The company is also involved in the manufacture of e-powertrain, battery packs, and components; and racing management, technology development, and sales and after-sales management activities. In addition, it offers power solutions for battery charging needs; and other value-added services. The company was formerly known as NextEV Inc. and changed its name to NIO Inc. in July 2017. NIO Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

About NWTN

NWTN Inc. operates as a smart passenger vehicle company, provides passenger-centric mobility and green energy solutions in the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and Mainland China. The company develops electric vehicles, including Supersport coupe; and smart passenger vehicles, such as MUSE and ADA. It integrates design, life-style personalization, IoT connectivity, autonomous driving technology, and green energy eco-systems for future mobility solutions. The company also involved in the wholesale and retail of vehicles; and provision of business management, operations, commercialization, as well as design and technology development services. NWTN Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.