Vroom (NASDAQ:VRM) versus Fly-E Group (NASDAQ:FLYE) Head to Head Review

Vroom (NASDAQ:VRM) and Fly-E Group (NASDAQ:FLYE) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

Vroom has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fly-E Group has a beta of -1.21, meaning that its stock price is 221% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Vroom and Fly-E Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vroom	-4.45%	-4.47%	-0.64%
Fly-E Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Vroom and Fly-E Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vroom	$178.83 million	0.49	-$7.96 million	($8.64)	-1.95
Fly-E Group	$25.43 million	0.14	N/A	N/A	N/A

Fly-E Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vroom.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

25.8% of Vroom shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Vroom shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Fly-E Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Vroom and Fly-E Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vroom	1	0	0	0	1.00
Fly-E Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

About Vroom

Vroom, Inc. operates as an automotive finance company. The company offers vehicle financing to its customers through third party dealers under the UACC brand. It also provides artificial intelligence powered analytics and digital services to dealers, automotive financial services companies, and others in the automotive industry for automotive retail. The company was formerly known as Auto America, Inc. and changed its name to Vroom, Inc. in July 2015. Vroom, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Houston, Texas.

About Fly-E Group

Fly-E Group, Inc. engages in the designing, installing, and selling of smart electric motorcycles (e-motorcycles), electric bikes, electric scooters, and related accessories under the Fly E-Bike brand in the United States and Canada. It offers e-mopeds, e-motorcycles, e-tricycles, e-bikes, and e-scooters; and traditional bikes. The company also provides accessories and spare parts, including raincoats, gloves, knee pads, storage baskets and tail boxes, smart phone holders, backrests, locks, and branded apparel; and upgrade components for wheels, shock absorbers, brake calipers, and carbon fiber body panels. It also operates retail stores; and offers repair, maintenance, bodywork, and other value added services. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Flushing, New York.