Gogoro (NASDAQ:GGR) & The Shyft Group (NASDAQ:SHYF) Financial Survey

Gogoro (NASDAQ:GGR) and The Shyft Group (NASDAQ:SHYF) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Gogoro and The Shyft Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gogoro	$333.94 million	0.41	-$76.04 million	($0.21)	-2.67
The Shyft Group	$794.33 million	0.50	$6.50 million	($0.01)	-1,157.00

The Shyft Group has higher revenue and earnings than Gogoro. The Shyft Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gogoro, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

15.9% of Gogoro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of The Shyft Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Gogoro shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of The Shyft Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Gogoro and The Shyft Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gogoro	-19.11%	-33.04%	-10.23%
The Shyft Group	-0.30%	1.22%	0.59%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Gogoro and The Shyft Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gogoro	0	2	0	0	2.00
The Shyft Group	0	2	1	0	2.33

Gogoro currently has a consensus price target of $2.20, suggesting a potential upside of 292.65%. The Shyft Group has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.65%. Given Gogoro’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gogoro is more favorable than The Shyft Group.

Volatility & Risk

Gogoro has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Shyft Group has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

The Shyft Group beats Gogoro on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gogoro

Gogoro Inc. provides battery swapping services in Taiwan, India, and internationally. It also develops Swap and Go battery system that delivers full power to electric-powered two-wheelers. In addition, the company offers battery swapping technology in the form of hardware, software, and service, including Gogoro Smart Batteries, GoStation, Gogoro Network Software & Battery Management Systems, Smartscooter, GoReward, and related components and kits. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Taipei, Taiwan.

About The Shyft Group

The Shyft Group, Inc. engages in the manufacture and assembly of specialty vehicles for the commercial and recreational vehicle industries in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Fleet Vehicles and Services, and Specialty Vehicles. The Fleet Vehicles and Services segment offers commercial vehicles used in the e-commerce/last mile/parcel delivery, beverage and grocery delivery, laundry and linen, mobile retail, and trades and construction industries. This segment markets its commercial vehicles, including walk-in vans, cutaway vans, and truck bodies under the Aeromaster, Velocity, Trademaster, and Utilivan brands; and vocation-specific equipment upfit services under the Utilimaster Upfit Services and Strobes-R-Us brands. It also installs specialty interior and exterior up-fit equipment for walk-in vans, truck bodies, cargo vans, and light duty pick-up trucks; and provides aftermarket support, including parts sales and field services, as well as parts and accessories. The Specialty Vehicles segment provides diesel motor home chassis; and truck bodies under the Royal Truck Body and DuraMag brands. The segment also provides final assembly services for Isuzu N-gas and F-series chassis under the Builtmore Contract Manufacturing brand; and designs and installs custom lighting and upfit solutions for a range of specialty industries. In addition, this segment provides truck accessories under the Magnum brand; and a range of parts and accessories, and maintenance and repair services for its motorhome and specialty chassis. It sells its products to commercial users, original equipment manufacturers, dealers, individuals, municipalities, and other government entities. The company was formerly known as Spartan Motors, Inc. and changed its name to The Shyft Group, Inc. in June 2020. The Shyft Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1975 and is headquartered in Novi, Michigan.