Comparing Mazda Motor (OTCMKTS:MZDAF) & Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF (NASDAQ:DRIV)

Mazda Motor (OTCMKTS:MZDAF) and Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF (NASDAQ:DRIV) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

19.4% of Mazda Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF shares are owned by 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.

Dividends

Mazda Motor pays an annual dividend of $3.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 66.0%. Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Mazda Motor pays out 1.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF pays out -110.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Mazda Motor and Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mazda Motor	0	0	0	0	0.00
Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF	0	4	1	0	2.66

Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF has a consensus price target of $37.48, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF is more favorable than Mazda Motor.

Profitability

This table compares Mazda Motor and Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mazda Motor	N/A	N/A	N/A
Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mazda Motor and Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mazda Motor	N/A	N/A	N/A	$341.27	0.02
Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.28)	-133.86

Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mazda Motor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF beats Mazda Motor on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mazda Motor

Mazda Motor Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in Japan, China, North America, Europe, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Mazda Motor Corporation in May 1984. Mazda Motor Corporation was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Hiroshima, Japan.

About Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF

The Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF (DRIV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in stocks based on a particular theme. The fund tracks an index that uses artificial intelligence to select global stocks involved in the development, production, or supporting technology of autonomous and electronic vehicles. DRIV was launched on Apr 13, 2018 and is issued by Global X.