VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS – Get Free Report) and Lion Electric (NYSE:LEV – Get Free Report) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
52.7% of Lion Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of VinFast Auto shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Lion Electric shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
VinFast Auto has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lion Electric has a beta of 2.17, meaning that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| VinFast Auto | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Lion Electric | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.29 |
VinFast Auto currently has a consensus target price of $9.75, suggesting a potential upside of 150.00%. Lion Electric has a consensus target price of $1.74, suggesting a potential upside of 73.75%. Given VinFast Auto’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe VinFast Auto is more favorable than Lion Electric.
Profitability
This table compares VinFast Auto and Lion Electric’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| VinFast Auto | N/A | N/A | -44.67% |
| Lion Electric | -43.21% | -18.99% | -8.81% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares VinFast Auto and Lion Electric’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| VinFast Auto | $1.20 billion | N/A | -$2.40 billion | ($0.82) | -4.76 |
| Lion Electric | $253.50 million | 0.89 | -$103.77 million | ($0.49) | -2.04 |
Lion Electric has lower revenue, but higher earnings than VinFast Auto. VinFast Auto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lion Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Lion Electric beats VinFast Auto on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About VinFast Auto
VinFast Auto Ltd. engages in the design and manufacture of electric vehicles (EV), e-scooters, and e-buses in Vietnam, Canada, and the United States. The company operates through three segments: Automobiles, E-scooter, and Spare Parts & Aftermarket Services. The Automobiles segment offers design, development, manufacturing, and sale of cars and electric buses, and related battery lease and battery charging services for electric cars and buses. The E-scooter segment provides design, development, manufacturing, and sales of e-scooters, and related battery lease and battery charging service for e-scooters. The Spare Parts, and Aftermarket Services segment engages in sale of spare parts and aftermarket services for automobiles and e-scooters. VinFast Auto Ltd. is based in Hai Phong City, Vietnam. VinFast Auto Ltd. is a subsidiary of Vingroup Joint Stock Company.
About Lion Electric
The Lion Electric Company designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes purpose-built all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles in North America. The company's products include battery systems, chassis, bus bodies, and truck cabins. It distributes truck and bus parts, as well as accessories. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Saint-Jérôme, Canada.
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