Head-To-Head Contrast: ECD Automotive Design (NASDAQ:ECDA) & Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN)

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) and ECD Automotive Design (NASDAQ:ECDA) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Rivian Automotive and ECD Automotive Design, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rivian Automotive	1	11	11	0	2.43
ECD Automotive Design	0	0	1	0	3.00

Rivian Automotive currently has a consensus price target of $17.91, suggesting a potential upside of 54.39%. ECD Automotive Design has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 643.80%. Given ECD Automotive Design’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ECD Automotive Design is more favorable than Rivian Automotive.

Risk and Volatility

Rivian Automotive has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ECD Automotive Design has a beta of -1.58, suggesting that its share price is 258% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

66.3% of Rivian Automotive shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of ECD Automotive Design shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Rivian Automotive shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of ECD Automotive Design shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Rivian Automotive and ECD Automotive Design’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rivian Automotive	-115.50%	-65.40%	-35.16%
ECD Automotive Design	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Rivian Automotive and ECD Automotive Design”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rivian Automotive	$5.01 billion	2.30	-$5.43 billion	($5.77)	-2.01
ECD Automotive Design	$25.73 million	1.50	-$1.60 million	N/A	N/A

ECD Automotive Design has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rivian Automotive.

Summary

ECD Automotive Design beats Rivian Automotive on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rivian Automotive

Rivian Automotive, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles and accessories. The company offers consumer vehicles, including a two-row, five-passenger pickup truck under the R1T brand, a three-row, seven-passenger sport utility vehicle under the R1S name. It provides consumer services, such as digital financing and leasing, telematics-based insurance, vehicle maintenance and repair services, software services, and charging solutions. In addition, the company designs, develops, manufactures, and operates the Rivian Adventure Network Direct Current fast chargers, and offers access to Combined Charging Standard, as well as FleetOS, a proprietary, end-to-end centralized fleet management subscription platform. Further, it offers Rivian Commercial Van platform for Electric Delivery Van with collaboration with Amazon.com, Inc. The company sells its products directly to customers in the consumer and commercial markets. Rivian Automotive, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in Irvine, California.

About ECD Automotive Design

ECD Automotive Design, Inc. engages in the production and sale of customized Land Rover vehicles in the United States. The company also provides repair or upgrade services and extended warranties to customers. It restores various vehicles, including Land Rovers Defenders, Land Rover Series IIA and III, the Range Rover Classic, and Jaguar E-Type. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Kissimmee, Florida.