Financial Contrast: ZEEKR Intelligent Technology (NYSE:ZK) and Hino Motors (OTCMKTS:HINOY)

ZEEKR Intelligent Technology (NYSE:ZK) and Hino Motors (OTCMKTS:HINOY) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for ZEEKR Intelligent Technology and Hino Motors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology	1	0	1	0	2.00
Hino Motors	0	0	0	0	0.00

ZEEKR Intelligent Technology presently has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.06%. Given ZEEKR Intelligent Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe ZEEKR Intelligent Technology is more favorable than Hino Motors.

Profitability

This table compares ZEEKR Intelligent Technology and Hino Motors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology	-3.69%	N/A	-7.10%
Hino Motors	-12.41%	-100.30%	-17.28%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ZEEKR Intelligent Technology and Hino Motors”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology	$10.40 billion	0.71	-$880.03 million	($1.81)	-16.02
Hino Motors	$11.15 billion	N/A	-$1.44 billion	($23.85)	-0.94

ZEEKR Intelligent Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hino Motors. ZEEKR Intelligent Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hino Motors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

ZEEKR Intelligent Technology has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hino Motors has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its share price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ZEEKR Intelligent Technology beats Hino Motors on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ZEEKR Intelligent Technology

ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the research and development, production, commercialization, and sale of the electric vehicles and batteries. It offers battery electric passenger vehicles (BEVs) and SUVs. The company also produces and sells electric powertrain and battery packs for electric vehicles, such as motors and electric control systems; and provides automotive related research and development services. It operates in China, Europe, and internationally. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Ningbo, China. ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding Limited operates as a subsidiary of Geely Automobile Holdings Limited.

About Hino Motors

Hino Motors, Ltd. manufactures and sells large commercial vehicles under the Hino brand worldwide. It offers trucks and buses; and light commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles, as well as various engines, service parts, etc. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Hino, Japan. Hino Motors, Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation.