Reviewing U Power (NASDAQ:UCAR) & Autoliv (NYSE:ALV)

U Power (NASDAQ:UCAR) and Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

U Power has a beta of 7.71, meaning that its share price is 671% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autoliv has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

13.2% of U Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Autoliv shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Autoliv shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for U Power and Autoliv, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U Power	1	0	1	0	2.00
Autoliv	0	5	8	0	2.62

U Power currently has a consensus target price of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5,491.59%. Autoliv has a consensus target price of $135.93, suggesting a potential upside of 12.56%. Given U Power’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe U Power is more favorable than Autoliv.

Profitability

This table compares U Power and Autoliv’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
Autoliv	5.79%	29.36%	8.86%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares U Power and Autoliv”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U Power	$5.85 million	0.07	-$9.78 million	N/A	N/A
Autoliv	$10.81 billion	0.82	$735.00 million	$8.49	14.22

Autoliv has higher revenue and earnings than U Power.

Summary

Autoliv beats U Power on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About U Power

U Power Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of new energy vehicles and battery swapping stations in the People's Republic of China. It also offers battery swapping and sourcing, as well as technical and consultation services. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Wuhu, the People's Republic of China.

About Autoliv

Autoliv, Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and supplies passive safety systems to the automotive industry in Europe, the Americas, China, Japan, and rest of Asia. It offers passive safety systems, including modules and components for frontal-impact airbag protection systems, side-impact airbag protection systems, seatbelts, steering wheels, and inflator technologies. The company also provides mobility safety solutions, such as pedestrian protection, battery cut-off switches, connected safety services, and safety solutions for riders of powered two wheelers. It primarily serves car manufacturers. Autoliv, Inc. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.