Reviewing VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS) and Vicinity Motor (NASDAQ:VEV)

VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS) and Vicinity Motor (NASDAQ:VEV) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares VinFast Auto and Vicinity Motor”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VinFast Auto	$33,995.03 billion	0.00	-$2.40 billion	($0.82)	-4.55
Vicinity Motor	$29.64 million	0.18	-$16.63 million	($0.40)	-0.29

Vicinity Motor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than VinFast Auto. VinFast Auto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vicinity Motor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.3% of Vicinity Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of VinFast Auto shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for VinFast Auto and Vicinity Motor, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VinFast Auto	0	0	4	0	3.00
Vicinity Motor	0	0	0	0	N/A

VinFast Auto currently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 141.29%. Given VinFast Auto’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe VinFast Auto is more favorable than Vicinity Motor.

Volatility and Risk

VinFast Auto has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vicinity Motor has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares VinFast Auto and Vicinity Motor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VinFast Auto	-187.34%	N/A	-46.50%
Vicinity Motor	-60.46%	-68.36%	-24.47%

Summary

Vicinity Motor 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 Vicinity Motor

Vicinity Motor Corp. designs, builds, and distributes a suite of transit buses for public and commercial use under the Vicinity brand in the United States and Canada. It offers electric, CNG, and clean diesel buses, as well as electric trucks and spare parts. The company was formerly known as Grande West Transportation Group Inc. and changed its name to Vicinity Motor Corp. in March 2021. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Aldergrove, Canada.