Analyzing Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) and Thunder Power (NASDAQ:AIEV)

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) and Thunder Power (NASDAQ:AIEV) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Toyota Motor has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Thunder Power has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Toyota Motor and Thunder Power, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Toyota Motor	0	2	1	0	2.33
Thunder Power	0	0	0	0	0.00

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.5% of Toyota Motor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.0% of Thunder Power shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Thunder Power shares are held by company 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Toyota Motor and Thunder Power”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Toyota Motor	$312.38 billion	0.79	$34.12 billion	$24.22	7.60
Thunder Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Toyota Motor has higher revenue and earnings than Thunder Power.

Profitability

This table compares Toyota Motor and Thunder Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Toyota Motor	10.86%	14.00%	5.48%
Thunder Power	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Toyota Motor beats Thunder Power on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Toyota Motor

Toyota Motor Corporation designs, manufactures, assembles, and sells passenger vehicles, minivans and commercial vehicles, and related parts and accessories in Japan, North America, Europe, Asia, Central and South America, Oceania, Africa, and the Middle East. It operates in Automotive, Financial Services, and All Other segments. The company offers subcompact and compact cars; mini-vehicles; mid-size, luxury, sports, and specialty cars; recreational and sport-utility vehicles; pickup trucks; minivans; trucks; and buses. It offers vehicles under the Toyota and Lexus brand names. Further, the company provides financial services, such as retail financing and leasing, wholesale financing, insurance, and credit cards. Additionally, it operates GAZOO.com, a web portal for automobile information, as well as engages in telecommunications and other businesses. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Toyota, Japan.

About Thunder Power

Thunder Power Holdings Limited manufactures passenger electric vehicles. Thunder Power Holdings Limited was founded in 2013 and is based in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Thunder Power Hong Kong Limited operates as a subsidiary of Electric Power Technology Limited.