Lotus Technology (NASDAQ:LOT – Get Free Report) and Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.
Risk and Volatility
Lotus Technology has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lucid Group has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
63.4% of Lotus Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of Lucid Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lotus Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.3% of Lucid Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lotus Technology | -87.61% | N/A | -38.53% |
| Lucid Group | -406.63% | -74.67% | -33.45% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Lotus Technology and Lucid Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lotus Technology | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Lucid Group | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Lotus Technology currently has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 94.44%. Lucid Group has a consensus target price of $3.16, suggesting a potential upside of 0.18%. Given Lotus Technology’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lotus Technology is more favorable than Lucid Group.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Lotus Technology and Lucid Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lotus Technology | $1.01 billion | 2.40 | -$742.00 million | ($1.56) | -2.31 |
| Lucid Group | $730.51 million | 12.99 | -$2.83 billion | ($1.34) | -2.35 |
Lotus Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Lucid Group. Lucid Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lotus Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Lucid Group beats Lotus Technology on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lotus Technology
Lotus Technology Inc. engages in the design, development, and sale of battery electric lifestyle vehicles worldwide. It also distributes sports cars. The company sells its products under the Lotus brand. Lotus Technology Inc. is based in Shanghai, China.
About Lucid Group
Lucid Group, Inc. a technology company, designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles (EV), EV powertrains, and battery systems. It also designs and develops proprietary software in-house for Lucid vehicles. The company sells vehicles directly to consumers through its retail sales network and direct online sales, including Lucid Financial Services. Lucid Group, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Newark, California. Lucid Group, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Ayar Third Investment Company.
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