Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID – Get Free Report) and AYRO (NASDAQ:AYRO – Get Free Report) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
75.2% of Lucid Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.7% of AYRO shares are owned by institutional investors. 64.0% of Lucid Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of AYRO 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 recent ratings and target prices for Lucid Group and AYRO, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lucid Group | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.83 |
| AYRO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Risk and Volatility
Lucid Group has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AYRO has a beta of 3.34, suggesting that its stock price is 234% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Lucid Group and AYRO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lucid Group | -224.99% | -85.13% | -26.23% |
| AYRO | N/A | -1,213.64% | -88.32% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Lucid Group and AYRO”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lucid Group | $1.07 billion | 3.87 | -$2.71 billion | ($10.71) | -1.19 |
| AYRO | $5,426.00 | 447.84 | -$1.75 million | ($37.07) | -0.10 |
AYRO has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lucid Group. Lucid Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AYRO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Lucid Group beats AYRO on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lucid Group
Lucid Group, Inc. a technology company, designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles (EV), EV powertrains, and battery systems. It also designs and develops proprietary software in-house for Lucid vehicles. The company sells vehicles directly to consumers through its retail sales network and direct online sales, including Lucid Financial Services. Lucid Group, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Newark, California. Lucid Group, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Ayar Third Investment Company.
About AYRO
Ayro, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles for closed campus mobility, urban and community transport, local on-demand and last mile delivery, and government use in the United States. It provides four-wheeled purpose-built electric vehicles for universities, business and medical campuses, last mile delivery services, and food service providers. The company also offers vehicles as an alternative to internal combustion engine vehicles for light duty uses, including low-speed logistics, maintenance, and cargo services; and designs and develops AYRO Vanish fleet of low speed electric vehicle. The company was formerly known as AEV Technologies, Inc. Ayro, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.
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