Mullen Automotive (NASDAQ:MULN – Get Free Report) and Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Mullen Automotive and Upwork’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Mullen Automotive | $366,000.00 | 45.65 | -$972.26 million | N/A | N/A |
Upwork | $689.14 million | 2.24 | $46.89 million | $0.07 | 160.43 |
Upwork has higher revenue and earnings than Mullen Automotive.
Risk and Volatility
Profitability
This table compares Mullen Automotive and Upwork’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 |
Upwork | 6.80% | 14.21% | 4.87% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Mullen Automotive and Upwork, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Mullen Automotive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Upwork | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.55 |
Upwork has a consensus price target of $16.55, suggesting a potential upside of 47.33%. Given Upwork’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Upwork is more favorable than Mullen Automotive.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
11.7% of Mullen Automotive shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Upwork shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Mullen Automotive shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Upwork shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Upwork 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 Upwork
Upwork Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a work marketplace that connects businesses with various independent professionals and agencies in the United States, India, the Philippines, and internationally. The company's work marketplace provides access to talent with various skills across a range of categories, including administrative support, sales and marketing, design and creative, and customer service, as well as web, mobile, and software development. Its work marketplace also enables clients to streamline workflows, such as talent sourcing, outreach, and contracting. The company's work marketplace offers access to various functionalities for remote engagements with talent, including communication and collaboration, ability to receive talent invoices through their work marketplace, and payment protection. Its marketplace offerings include Upwork Payroll and Upwork Enterprise, as well as managed and escrow services. The company was formerly known as Elance-oDesk, Inc. and changed its name to Upwork Inc. in May 2015. Upwork Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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