Critical Review: Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) & Kaixin (NASDAQ:KXIN)

Kaixin (NASDAQ:KXIN) and Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

Kaixin has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stellantis has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Kaixin and Stellantis, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kaixin	1	0	0	0	1.00
Stellantis	2	12	2	0	2.00

Stellantis has a consensus price target of $12.04, suggesting a potential upside of 12.18%. Given Stellantis’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Stellantis is more favorable than Kaixin.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kaixin and Stellantis”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kaixin	$95,000.00	82.19	-$40.97 million	N/A	N/A
Stellantis	$169.78 billion	0.19	$5.92 billion	N/A	N/A

Stellantis has higher revenue and earnings than Kaixin.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.0% of Kaixin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of Stellantis shares are held by institutional investors. 20.8% of Kaixin shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Kaixin and Stellantis’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kaixin	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stellantis	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Stellantis beats Kaixin on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kaixin

Kaixin Auto Holdings primarily engages in the sale of domestic and imported automobiles in the People's Republic of China. It focuses on automobiles brands, such as Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Land Rover, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, and Porsche. The company is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

About Stellantis

Stellantis N.V. engages in the design, engineering, manufacturing, distribution, and sale of automobiles and light commercial vehicles, engines, transmission systems, metallurgical products, mobility services, and production systems worldwide. It provides luxury and premium vehicles; sport utility vehicles; American and European brand vehicles; and parts and services, as well as retail and dealer financing, leasing, and rental services. The company offers its products under the Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, DS, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Maserati, Ram, Opel, Lancia, Vauxhall, Peugeot, and Comau brand names through distributors and dealers. Stellantis N.V. was founded in 1899 and is based in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands.