AYRO (NASDAQ:AYRO – Get Free Report) and Volcon (NASDAQ:EMPD – Get Free Report) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for AYRO and Volcon, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| AYRO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Volcon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.33 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares AYRO and Volcon”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| AYRO | $5,426.00 | 684.21 | -$1.75 million | ($37.07) | -0.15 |
| Volcon | $980,000.00 | 100.68 | -$150.05 million | ($8.36) | -0.42 |
AYRO has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Volcon. Volcon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AYRO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
5.7% of AYRO shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of AYRO shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Volcon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares AYRO and Volcon’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| AYRO | N/A | -1,213.64% | -88.32% |
| Volcon | -1,795.76% | -62.90% | -50.68% |
Risk & Volatility
AYRO has a beta of 3.34, suggesting that its stock price is 234% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Volcon has a beta of -0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 140% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
AYRO beats Volcon on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About AYRO
Ayro, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles for closed campus mobility, urban and community transport, local on-demand and last mile delivery, and government use in the United States. It provides four-wheeled purpose-built electric vehicles for universities, business and medical campuses, last mile delivery services, and food service providers. The company also offers vehicles as an alternative to internal combustion engine vehicles for light duty uses, including low-speed logistics, maintenance, and cargo services; and designs and develops AYRO Vanish fleet of low speed electric vehicle. The company was formerly known as AEV Technologies, Inc. Ayro, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.
About Volcon
Volcon, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells electric off road powersport vehicles in the United States. It provides electric two and four-wheel motorcycles, and utility terrain vehicles through its dealers. The company also offers a line of upgrades and accessories. Its products are designed for family off-road adventures, and work on the farm and fun transport around private land applications. The company was formerly known as Frog ePowersports, Inc. and changed its name to Volcon, Inc. in October 2020. Volcon, Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Round Rock, Texas.
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