Comparing U Power (NASDAQ:UCAR) and Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU)

U Power (NASDAQ:UCAR) and Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares U Power and Niu Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U Power	$5.85 million	0.10	-$9.78 million	N/A	N/A
Niu Technologies	$616.02 million	0.29	-$5.63 million	($0.18)	-12.56

Niu Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than U Power.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

13.2% of U Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Niu Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Niu Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares U Power and Niu Technologies’ 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
Niu Technologies	-2.17%	-10.85%	-3.12%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for U Power and Niu Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U Power	1	0	1	0	2.00
Niu Technologies	1	1	0	0	1.50

U Power presently has a consensus price target of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 4,032.23%. Niu Technologies has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 54.87%. Given U Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe U Power is more favorable than Niu Technologies.

Volatility and Risk

U Power has a beta of 7.77, indicating that its share price is 677% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Niu Technologies has a beta of -0.15, indicating that its share price is 115% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

U Power beats Niu Technologies on 7 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 Niu Technologies

Niu Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells electric scooters in the People’s Republic of China, Europe, and internationally. The company offers RQi, NQi, MQi, SQi, UQi, F, and Gova series smart electric scooters, motorcycles, mopeds, and bicycles; KQi series kick-scooters; BQi series e-bikes; and Niu Aero Sports Bicycles. It also provides accessories and spare parts under the NIU brand name comprising scooter accessories, such as raincoats, gloves, knee pads, storage baskets and tail boxes, smart phone holders, backrests, and locks; lifestyle accessories, which includes T-shirts, coats, jeans, hats, bags, jewelry, notebooks, badges, key chain, and mugs; and performance upgrade components consisting of upgraded wheels, shock absorbers, brake calipers, and carbon fiber body panels. In addition, the company operates NIU app, which provides online repair request, service station locator, theft reporting, smart check, smart services, scooter status, historical riding data, and key diagnostics, as well as NIU cover, which provides insurance services. It sells and services its products through city partners and franchised stores, distributors, third-party e-commerce platforms, and its online store. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.